Ewan MacIver worked odd jobs for months to save for his Grade 11 European trip. He babysat on weekends and worked at the Westmount arena, saving as much as he could.
The Westmount High School student was bitterly disappointed when the March trip was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It was really difficult,” MacIver said. “It’s a tradition, really, for the older grades to go.
I had been looking forward to it since Grade 7.” What’s more upsetting for him and his family now, though: the tour company still hasn’t refunded the $3,700 cost for the cancelled trip. “A lot of my family chipped in, it wasn’t just my mom — everyone pulled together because it was a really expensive trip and my mom worked hard, so it’s really sad to see,”