Traffic and Parking Update

 

Drop off areas

Dunkirk St. drop off area – As was the case before, parents can still drop off their children at the roundabout off of Dunkirk St. on the North side of the school. Though at times it may be necessary to pull into the staff parking lot, could we please encourage parents and visitors to ensure that cars are not blocked or that the fire lane along the Admirals Road end of the gym is not blocked.

 

Admirals Road Drop off and Parking – There are parking/drop off areas on both the East and West sides of Admirals road adjacent to the school. At this time, there are no parking restrictions on either side. Having said that, could we please ask parents to drop off and pick up their children from the drop off – pick up areas closest to the school grounds on Admirals. There has already been concern raised about drop offs on the water side or Kosapsom Park side of Admirals Road. We want to avoid having students running from the park side across the busy roadway to the school grounds, so if you could please drop them off on the school side of Admirals, it will be safer for all.

 

Signs & Traffic Warnings

You may have noticed that there are currently no signs around Craigflower School  indicating a School Zone. Maximum speed limits for a School Zone are 30 km/hr between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm on school days. Instead, the municipalities of Saanich and View Royal have designated our school area as being a Playground Zone. This means that the maximum speed limit is the same (30km/hr) but that speed limit runs from dawn to dusk seven days a week. As a result, the speed restrictions are now longer for each and every day of the week – making our school area even safer for our students and our school community.