Paradise broadens summer camp payment plan

By Mark Squibb

Parents in Paradise can now opt to pay for summer camp in installments rather than make the entire cost upfront.

Summer camps cost $130 per week per child. Previously, the only option available for parents was to pay online during the registration process or within 24 hours of registering. But following receipt of a letter from a resident wondering whether the payment couldn’t be meted out in installments, parents can now pay in installments rather than all at once,

Registration for summer camps opened on April 14 for Paradise residents.

Councillor Glen Carew said he checked with staff, and the recommendation was that should council decide to allow for scheduled payments, the total cost would be made payable over three separate pay periods. Payments would be due April 14, May 1, and May 22.

Should the payment not be received in full by end of day on May 22, the child would lose the spot. 

Registration for non-residents opens on April 21.

Chief Administrative Officer Lisa Niblock said the matter could be addressed without a formal vote of council as long as everyone was agreeable, and so the Town has since implemented the new payment option.

Deputy Mayor Kimberley Street declared a potential conflict of interest as a relative is involved in an afterschool program.