Greater Victoria schools will continue to have crossing guards thanks to the creation of a new non-profit society that will take over leadership of the program that has been up in the air for months.

Beacon Community Services, who led the program for over a decade, announced in February that they no longer had the capacity to run it.

A new provider was announced last week in a letter sent to the municipality of Oak Bay by Beacon Community Services. The Greater Victoria Crossing Guard Association (GVCGA) has been created, and is waiting on registration to be finalized. Audrey Smith, chair of the Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, will lead the association as president.

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As of July 1, Beacon Community Services will pass the program on to GVCGA. School crossing guards will be in place for the start of the 2018-2019 school year.