The Surrey School District says it is facing the expensive prospect of getting rid of old portables that are no longer in use.

Modular buildings are being used in school districts across B.C. to help deal with a ballooning student population, but Surrey’s District Parent Advisory Council says the cost to remove the portables they are replacing is more than $100,000 each.

They said the province is not providing any funds to cover that cost.

As a result, with an already tight budget, the district is letting them sit empty.

“We’ve asked that when new additions are budgeted for and built throughout our district, it’s funded by the province,” Gary Tymoschuk, Chair of the Surrey Board of Education, said.

“We’ve asked for funds to remove those portables that will no longer be needed, but t

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