Site selected for new school in Reserve Mines, N.S.

A site has been chosen for a new elementary school in Reserve Mines, N.S.

The future site of a new school in Reserve Mines, N.S., has been chosen.

The new elementary school, which will replace Tompkins Memorial Elementary School, will be built on the property behind the current school.

“This much-anticipated new elementary school will provide the next generation of students in the Glace Bay area communities a modern learning environment,” said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in a news release from the province.

With the land secured, Tilley says the province is now able to begin the design process, which will include a steering team with parents, community members and school staff.

“Tompkins Memorial Elementary is a community hub that brings together students and families living throughout Reserve Mines, Dominion, Gardiner Mines and Tanglewood. With this new elementary school, we are building a bright, modern learning space where this already vibrant school community will thrive,” said John White, MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, in the release.

The new elementary school will accommodate 240 students.

The province says five new schools opened in Nova Scotia this year, including the 600-student Breton Education Centre in New Waterford.

It also says there are 19 new or replacement schools currently moving through the school capital process, with three expected to open in the 2025-26 school year.

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