Taking a step towards new school
The new elementary school in Cornwall took another step toward reality on June 23, when the Upper Canada District School Board hosted an official sod turning. Second Vice-Chair David McDonald conducted the sod turning with the help of elementary students Hannah Walker and Hannah Brisson, as Cornwall ActingMayor ClaudeMcIntosh and other local dignitaries looked on.
“This new building will provide students in Cornwall with a state-of-the-art setting.’’
“This new building will provide students in Cornwall with a state-of-the-art setting, offering both core and immersion program- ming,” said McDonald following the event. “When the school is up and running, there will bemany opportunities for learning, both inside and outside the classroom, thanks to the location and the design of the building.” The new 579-pupil school will replace the aging East Front Public School and Glad- stone Public School.The 50,667 square-foot, air-conditioned building will feature five kindergarten classrooms, 19 regular class- rooms, amulti-function resource space with a stage, project/resource rooms adjacent to classrooms, and environmental site design focused on tree conservation. “This exciting project demonstrates our board’s dedication to Cornwall and to helping our students here succeed in their learning,” saidDirector Charlotte Patterson. “This new school will provide our students with an environment conducive tomodern teaching and learning and will enhance the educational experience for our students,” added Joe Harty, principal of East Front Public School. The building is being constructed by general contractor Bourgon Construction,
Second Vice-Chair David McDonald helps East Front Public School student Hannah Walker, during the official sod turning for the new Cornwall elementary school. Also pictured helping at the ceremony is Gladstone Public School student, Hannah Brisson
“Our students will enjoy the use of top- of-the-line technology, innovative furniture, and a large beautiful gym,” said Kelty Grant, the incoming principal at East Front Public School who will also serve as principal at the new school.
the same firmbehind the successful builds of Cornwall’s Central Public School in 2006 and Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute in 2009. “This facility will help support many of the goals we have for our teaching practices as we encourage our students to become critical thinkers and problem solvers,” ex-
plained Gladstone Public School Principal Beth Armstrong. Workers for Bourgon have been focusing on tree conservation while clearing the site and construction on the new building will begin soon. The school is expected to open in September 2016.
Réorganisation à la Ville, annonce l’administrateur en chef structure hiérarchique plus efficace entre le bureau de l’administrateur en chef et l’équipe de gestionnaires supérieurs, a expliqué M. Levac. Elle nous permettra également de nous pencher davantage sur les initiatives stratégiques en sus des enjeux opérationnels. » nomique, assumera la gestion du service de l’Urbanisme, des Parcs et des Loisirs, en plus de l’exercice de ses fonctions actuelles. À ce titre, M. Boileau reprend les fonctions qu’exerçait Stephen Alexander, qui vient de prendre sa retraite.
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
Glengarry sera créé et sera dirigé par Myles Cassidy. Les changements sont déjà entrés en vi- gueur et devraient être mis en œuvre d’ici le 1 er septembre prochain. La réorganisation accordera aussi aux gestionnaires supérieurs et à l’administra- teur en chef plus de temps pour se consacrer à d’autres dossiers communautaires.
L’administrateur en chef de Cornwall, Norm Levac, a annoncé, le 23 juin der- nier, que plusieurs changements seront apportés à la structure organisationnelle de la Ville. « Cette réorganisation établira une
Un service municipal de Services parta- gés, qui regroupera tous les services partagés avec les Comtés unis de Stormont, Dundas et
En vertu de cette réorganisation, Mark Boileau, directeur au développement éco-
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