Facility Services
WELCOME TO THE FACILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
VISION STATEMENT
It is our commitment to assist the District, its Staff and Students, by ensuring efficient and safe operations of all district buildings, grounds, and equipment. We feel this goal can be accomplished by offering effective customer relations, a team environment, and quality in workmanship as we strive together towards the mark of excellence in educational learning.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Facility Services Department is committed to maintaining properties and buildings in such a manner as to ensure the student learning environment will support the educational goals of the district in an effective, safe, comfortable and efficient manner.
Report Vandalism
Our schools are often damaged as a result of vandalism. You can help!!! If you witness vandals damaging School District property, please call the RCMP at 250-561-3300 or Prestige Monitoring at 1-877-374-0918. To report vandalism or graffiti please call 250-561-6808 or email [email protected]
About Our Team
Our Facility Services team, comprised of approximately 60 skilled tradespeople, services British Columbia's largest geographical school district area spanning as far North as Mackenzie and East to Valemount. We ensure that all of School District 57 facilities are maintained to district standards and regulatory requirements.
Facilities Services is responsible for managing and maintaining the following functions:
- School grounds and equipment
- Maintenance services to schools and other District owned facilities
- Engineering and maintenance advice to school administrators concerning school equipment and operation
- Project management services for new school construction and renovation
- Management of security services
- Energy Conservation
- Safety and Environmental Programs
These functions are accomplished through the combined efforts of a wide network of administrators and support staff that perform specific functions as designated by the superintendent in implementing policies established by the Board of School Trustees.
Our general objective is to systematically plan and schedule facility maintenance to safeguard our capital investments, extend the useful life of the facilities, promote health and safety, and provide an appropriate environment for all that utilize the facilities.
Facility Services Department
Brett Apolczer- Director, Facility Services
250-561-6810
Brodie Norn - Supervisor, Electrical/Mechanical
250-561-6800 ext. 421
Darryl Zerr - Supervisor, Grounds/Fleet Services
250-561-6800 ext. 356
Scott Derksen - Supervisor, General Trades
250-561-6800 ext. 876
Kalee Reid- Facility Services Secretary/Dispatch
250-561-6808
Darren Watson- Manager, Capital Planning and Projects
250-561-6811
Barry Bepple- Coordinator, Energy and Sustainable Conservation
250-5616814
Tammy Van Spengen, Facilities Technologist
250-561-6877
Annie Therrien, Technical Assistant
250-561-6824
Nadine Neil, Health and Safety Officer
250-561-8241
Andrew Aucoin - Custodial Supervisor
250-561-6872
Kristoff Hammond - Assistant Custodial Supervisor
250-561-6800
Coan Walters- Assistant Custodial Supervisor
250-561-6875
Tabitha O'Donnell - Custodial Services Assistant
250-561-6804
Energy and Sustainable Conservation
The 2021 PSO Climate Change Accountability Report summarizes our emissions profile, the amount of offsets purchased to reach net zero emissions, the actions we have taken to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and our plans to continue reducing emissions. We have been carbon neutral since 2010.
We are pleased to provide you with this Report of our efforts to date.
Ventilation Systems at the School Level
The below document is provided to share information on ventilation systems at the school level. This includes information on how systems meet requirements for regular inspection and maintenance, and additional mitigations that have been put in place to promote student and staff safety throughout the pandemic.
Long Range Facilities Plan
Cascade Facilities Management Ltd was engaged in January 2014 by School District No. 57 to develop a Long Range Facilities Plan (LRFP, also referred to by the Ministry as the School District Facilities Plan) in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Ministry of Education. The LRFP is to form, over a ten-year timeframe, the basis for investment decisions and the rationale for project proposals submitted in the School District's 5-year Capital Plan.
The LRFP will guide the School District and the Ministry to make decisions over the long term to ensure cost-effective operations of existing facilities and investments in capital projects. It is to include:
* examination of community demographics,
* review of the condition of existing facilities and their capacity,
* projections of population and enrolment to 2023/24,
* estimated capacity utilization, and
* analysis of surplus properties.