Francophone students in Kamloops officially have a new home for their school.
According to the BC government, the new permanent home for their school at École Collines-d’Or will be the site of the former Oak Hills Elementary School.
The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF) bought the site after the BC provided over $2-million to help with the purchase.
CFS has been offering enrollment for grades K-8 students at École Collines-d’Or with capacity for 88 students.
The organization is hopeful that the new site will allow for future expansion to meet the needs of K-12 francophone students in Kamloops.
“We are very pleased with this announcement, which will further the CSF’s mission by providing stability for francophone students in Kamloops,” said Marie-Pierre Lavoie, president, CSF Board of Trustees, in a statement.
“The CSF is delighted that the collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Kamloops-Thompson School District has allowed the CSF to acquire a school site so that it can begin planning for the facilities required to provide K-12 francophone education.”
Oak Hills Elementary was built in 1981 with four classrooms, a staff room, administration office space and an activity room.
It was closed by the Kamloops-Thompson School District in 2006 due to declining student enrolment.
