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One employee to see the owners go through with their plan.
2. One B.C. school district has blocked access to social media in the classroom.
School District 42 in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows has configured Internet connections at its six high schools to block access to Netflix, Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook on devices connected to school Wi-Fi.
Assistant superintendent Shannon Derinzy said the decision was made with support from each principal, after counsellors vocalized concerns that students were too attached to their social media and not paying attention in the classroom.
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On Tuesday night, council voted 6-1 vote to rezone land for the PeachTree Village, a five-storey commercial/residential development.
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