The location for a brand new St. Frances Cree Bilingual School has been revealed.
Education Minister Gord Wyant says the new facility will be at 2010 – 7th Street East in Saskatoon, the site of the former Sion Middle School.
It has the capacity for around 700 Prekindergarten to Grade 8 students, which reduces the enrollment pressures on the current Cree Bilingual School, which right now is in 2 locations – McPherson Avenue and Bateman Crescent.
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief mark Arcand says, “Our Elders have taught us that to fully understand our traditional culture, we must begin by learning our inherent languages.”
He adds that the new facility will offer a long overdue solution to the space issues that are a result of the success of the school.
The facility will also provide 70 new child care spaces.
The province has announced $34.5-million in funding for the new elementary school, but no date has been set for construction.