New elementary school will officially be named ‘Grand River Public School’ in Fergus, Ont.

Sign for the Upper Grand District School Board. (Submitted)

The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) approved a name for a new elementary school opening north of Guelph, in time for the next school year.

The school, set to open in Fergus, Ont. in September, will officially be called Grand River Public School.

The UGDSB had a committee formed and created an online survey for name suggestions as part of the process. They said they received more than 500 submissions for name ideas from the public. Community members were then invited to a virtual town hall to rank their favourites from the list, where the name Grand River Public School came out on top.

The new school will open on Kirvan Street and Elliott Avenue East in the Storybrook Subdivision.