DSBN Selects Elementary School Site
Students and parents can look forward to a state of the art school for students to explore their limitless potential in a pastoral setting now that a site has been chosen for a new public school in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
At their regular meeting on April 28, Trustees at the District School Board of Niagara voted to approve a purchase agreement for an eight-acre plot of land in the Village of Virgil. The property, at the corner of Niagara Stone Road and Line 2, will be home to a two-storey, 18 classroom, JK to 8 elementary school.
The yet to be named facility, scheduled to open in September 2011, will bring together students from Colonel John Butler Public School and Virgil Public School.
“This is certainly an exciting time,” says Kevin Maves, Chair of the Board. “Having found a spacious and appropriate site, the Board can now move forward with the design and ultimately, the construction of a new school that the entire community can be proud of.”
Trustee Lynn Campbell is pleased with the Board’s purchase, noting that the location of the new school respects the viewpoints expressed by the elementary parent community in Niagara-on-the-Lake. “The Board heard from many parents who were passionate about neighbourhood based elementary schooling. This acquisition of this property is the result of an exhaustive search, and will ensure that elementary students have ample room to learn, share and grow... click here for the entire news release
