02-Apr-06. Trustees to debate casino funding. Calgary Herald, A8.

Catholic school board trustees in Calgary have set May 17 as a deadline for deciding whether to allow parents to raise money for their children’s schools through casinos and bingos. Trustees met with more than 300 parents on Saturday to discuss the issues raised by using gambling funds to support school sports, music and other activities. It is estimated that just over 30 per cent of the board’s 97 schools fundraise through gambling.