When falling debris led to the closure of Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 on June 6, Port Alberni teachers who live in Parksville and Qualicum Beach found themselves among the commuters unable to return home.
Staff and community members from School District 70 Pacific Rim, which serves Port Alberni, Ucluelet, Tofino, Bamfield and other communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island, opened up their homes to the stranded teachers, inviting them to sleep on couches and spare beds. More than a week later, some teachers still can’t return home.
Ryan Dvorak, president of the Alberni District Teachers’ Union, said teachers were told to be back in the classroom this past Monday and “that it
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