Gronlid daycare group sees glimmer of hope
The fight for a daycare in Gronlid continues.
Despite being turned down by the Northeast School Division (NESD) when they applied for a licensed daycare, members of Gronlid’s School Community Council (SCC) are still optimistic a space will be opened in the hamlet north of Melfort. Members of the daycare group claim they’ve followed every instruction possible, including raising $30,000 for upgrades to the section of the school that is now vacant due to the discontinuation of grades 9-12, and meeting with provincial representatives and NESD administration ahead of the final approval.
A day after members of the SCC spoke to the NESD board at the division’s monthly meeting regarding the decision to squash the proposed daycare, NESD chair Luke Perkins met with the daycare board. Perkins said the board isn’t popular after denying the proposal.
“There is a lot of bridges to repair, there’s trust issues, communication issues, they feel they aren’t being heard,” Perkins told northeastNOW. “They definitely have the option to send more information and I will forward that information to the board.”