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Group considers legal action against school board Continued from page 1 schools, and not whether it is appropriate to open schools in new subdivisions if the consequence of the openings is to close existing schools in established areas, is just one point in the comâ€" munity‘s favour. As well, he said, by not sending letters to all resiâ€" dents in the affected neighâ€" bourhoods by mail, and relyâ€" ing only on students of the schools to bring home the letters with them, the board deprived citizens of the abilâ€" ity to provide input. And finally, he added both the trustees and the community representatives had inadequate time to study reports by the board‘s planners. _ "We are just an umbrella group for the parents groups Tourist train not part of region‘s deal with CN Rail Continued from page 1 "To my knowledge, the region is not interested in purchasing the Waterlooâ€"St. Jacobs Railway at this time," said Waterloo regional Coun. Jane Mitchell. 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