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Rally to Save Stuart Wood School
Rally to Save Stuart Wood School
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Event Region - Kamloops
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I'm not sure if everyone is aware that the Stuart Wood School is likely to be torn down in the near future if saner minds don't prevail ? Councilor Margot Middleton brought forward a motion (and it was passed ) to include the Stuart Wood School site in an investigation of future sites for a new RCMP building.
There is an alarming disregard for the heritage of our city by local governments ... which will lead to the destruction of one of the few remaining Heritage buildings in the city unless we speak up .
A rally (hopefully the first of many to come) will be held on October 31 . Please help us to let the incoming city council know that we want the Stuart Wood School to be preserved rather than destroyed. Come out for the rally and encourage all your friends to come out as well !!
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Kamloops’ first public school was built in 1886 on the site of the old courthouse. The first teacher was E. Stuart Wood. A few years later, in 1892, a second wood frame school was built on the 3rd Avenue and St. Paul Street site. Stuart Wood taught at the new school as well.
Kamloops’ population continued to grow so much that it wasn’t long until yet another school was needed to replace the wood one. In 1907, a magnificent brick building was erected by a local contractor using local brick. Stuart Wood taught in this new school and served as principal, too. He retired in 1910. In 1922, the school was named Stuart Wood School in honour of the long-time teacher.
The school was designed in a Neoclassical style to underline the important place education holds in society. The columns on the front north entrance distinguish the school as a “temple of knowledge”. The elementary grades met on the first two floors. The high school grades met on the top floor until 1913.
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