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Update 8 Important Public Meeting – Wednesday January 24th at 7:00 Regarding the proposed closure of Le Marchant St Thomas, St Mary’s and Inglis Street Schools Location – St Patrick’s High School Gymnasium Carole Olsen, Superintendent of The Halifax Regional School Board, and Alan Lowe, Regional Education Officer of the Department of Education, will answer [...]
Tue, January 23 2007 » News, Website Update » 70 Comments
“François Émond is an award-winning Montreal architect and, when it comes to schools, a big proponent of all things natural. When he designs schools, he likes to ensure that all rooms are flooded with light, that fresh air circulates, that natural materials are used to minimize the release of volatile organic compounds (chemicals that seep [...]
Tue, January 23 2007 » News » Comments Off
After a prolonged winter break, it is time to follow up on the many issues facing the Citadel family of schools. Not Done Yet – the proposal remains. There has been no formal freeze to construction plans for the new school. The planned closure of the three effected schools and the eventual closure of ten [...]
Mon, January 15 2007 » News » 87 Comments
Halifax residents will get their first peek at the new-look, one-man Halifax regional school board at the end of the month. Howard Windsor, whom Education Minister Karen Casey appointed as the new board after dismissing the 13 elected representatives in December, will hold his first public meeting Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the board’s [...]
Wed, January 10 2007 » News » 107 Comments
First came Dollars & Sense in 2002 then came Dollars and Sense II in 2005. This second report deepens the argument for small schools in three important ways. First, analysis of more than three thousand construction projects shows that smaller schools are no more expensive to build than much larger schools. Second, analysis of the [...]
Sat, January 6 2007 » News » 109 Comments