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Stuart Wood School Closure

Neighbours working together to have concerns heard

KAMLOOPS – A former city councillor along with a few other concerned citizens has created a group for downtown residents to voice their concerns. Denis Walsh helped create the Downtown and West End Residents' Association to represent the concerns of residents living downtown and on the west side of 1 Avenue. The objective of the...

Debate over Stuart Wood closure continues

KAMLOOPS — Tonight more voices will be heard on a current proposal to close down Stuart Wood School in downtown and realign several other schools to make room in a different building for those students. Many people have been lamenting the idea since the school district first made the proposal public in November. Many letters...

Closure of Stuart Wood building still on agenda

KAMLOOPS — The closure of Stuart Wood School and relocation of staff and students up the hill is still one of several boundary and enrolment changes under consideration by the school district. In November School District 73 released a report outlining several changes it was looking at over the next few years to help alleviate...

The future of our schools

SD73 LOOKS AT PORTABLES, EXPANSIONS AND CLOSURES KAMLOOPS – As the city continues to grow, school enrolment grows as well–at least in some neighbourhoods. This lopsided growth at city schools has the school district looking at options to better accommodate current and future students. A report from Kamloops-Thompson School District Assistant Superintendent Karl deBruijn looks...