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New Francophone school opened in Campbell River

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Monday, October 3, 2011 1:30 PM

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A community celebration was held to celebrate the official opening of École Mer-et-montagne, a new elementary school to serve Francophone students in the Campbell River area.

Total cost of the new school was $10.1 million, with the provincial government contributing $8.9 million and the federal government contributing $1.2 million. The project created 65 new jobs for the area. The school is on the now vacant site of Rockland Elementary. Only the existing gym was retained after seismic upgrading. The school has a capacity of 100 students from kindergarten to Grade 7.

École Mer-et-montagne was built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards. Design features include:

  • Systems to harvest rainwater.
  • Ground source heat pump.
  • Energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems.

All Francophone schools in B.C. are part of the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF). The CSF is a public school district that covers all of B.C. Since its inception in 1995, the CSF has offered programs and educational services enhancing the full development and cultural identity of Francophone learners in the province.

Enrolment in the CSF for 2011-12 is 4,607 students, a two per cent increase over last year and an increase of more than 63 per cent over the last decade.

Quick Facts:

  • The Conseil scolaire francophone offers francophone education and services in 36 schools - 24 of which are stand-alone -around the province.
  • Since 2001, the Province has invested more than $78.8 million on capital and seismic projects for the Conseil scolaire francophone school district.
  • Since 2001, the Province has committed more than $3.9 billion in school capital and maintenance projects throughout B.C.

Learn More:

http://meretmontagne.csf.bc.ca/

http://www.csf.bc.ca/

Contact:

Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Education
250 356-5963

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE

3 octobre 2011

Ministère de l'Éducation

Inauguration d'une nouvelle école francophone à Campbell River

Aujourd'hui a eu lieu la cérémonie d'inauguration officielle de l'école Mer-et-montagne, une nouvelle école primaire desservant la communauté francophone de la région de Campbell River.

Le coût de construction de la nouvelle école s'élève à 10,1 millions de dollars. La participation financière du gouvernement provincial est de 8,9 millions de dollars, alors que celle du gouvernement fédéral s'élève à 1,2 millions de dollars. Ce projet a permis de créer 65 nouveaux emplois dans la région. La nouvelle école a été construite sur le site de l'ancienne école primaire anglophone Rockland. Suite à des améliorations parasismiques du site, seul le gymnase de l'ancienne école a été retenu et intégré au projet de construction. La nouvelle école pourra recevoir 100 élèves de la maternelle à la 7e année.

L'école Mer-et-montagne a été construite conformément à la norme environnementale " or " du programme de certification LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Sa fiche technique comprend, entre autres :

  • un système pour récupérer l'eau de pluie;
  • une thermopompe puisant l'énergie dans le sol;
  • des systèmes mécaniques et électriques à haut rendement énergétique.

Toutes les écoles francophones en Colombie-Britannique sont regroupées sous l'aile du Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF), un district scolaire publique dont le territoire couvre l'ensemble de la province. Depuis sa création en 1995, le CSF offre des programmes et services éducatifs novateurs qui favorisent et valorisent le développement de l'identité culturelle et le plein épanouissement des apprenants et apprenantes francophones de la province.

4 607 élèves sont inscrits au CSF pour l'année scolaire 2011-2012, soit deux pourcent de plus que l'année précédente. Il s'agit d'une augmentation de plus de 63 % par rapport à il y a dix ans.

Citations :

George Abbott, ministre de l'Éducation -

" Je félicite tous ceux et celles qui ont contribué à donner vie à cette nouvelle école francophone à Campbell River. Le Conseil scolaire francophone est une des plaques tournantes de notre système d'éducation et nous sommes heureux d'appuyer sa croissance ".

Raymond Ouimet, président du Conseil d'administration du Conseil scolaire francophone -

" La construction de la nouvelle école Mer-et-montagne nous démontre comment la Province et le Conseil scolaire francophone peuvent collaborer au profit de l'éducation des enfants francophones de la Colombie-Britannique. Aujourd'hui, nous ne pouvons que remercier le ministère de l'Éducation, et noter qu'ensemble nous avons pu bâtir quelque chose de vraiment remarquable ".

En un coup d'œil :

* Le Conseil scolaire francophone offre des programmes d'éducation et des services éducatifs en français dans 36 écoles - dont 24 sont autonomes - à travers la Colombie-Britannique.

* Depuis 2001, la province a investi plus de 78,8 millions de dollars dans des projets d'immobilisations et des améliorations parasismiques touchant les écoles du Conseil scolaire francophone.

* Depuis 2001, la Province a consacré plus de 3,9 milliards de dollars aux écoles de la Colombie-Britannique pour financer des projets d'immobilisations et d'entretien.

Pour en savoir plus :

http://meretmontagne.csf.bc.ca/

http://www.csf.bc.ca/

Contact :

Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministère de l'Éducation
250 356-5963

https://news.gov.bc.ca/00923

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