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Or sign-in if you have an account. Construction crews were on site Sept. 1, 2024, at Maplewood Secondary School, the new west end high school that was slated to open for this school year.
It's now expected to open Sept. 17. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Article content A new Stittsville high school that was not ready for the start of the school year this week now has an official opening date.
An email to parents from A.J. Keen, school board superintendent of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, said the Maplewood Secondary School in Stittsville will be ready for students as of Tuesday, Sept.
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Sign In or Create an Account Email Address Continue or View more offers If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Activate your Online Access Now Article content “ City of Ottawa officials have been on-site all week as the contractor (Tambro Construction Ltd.) completes the required work for occupancy,” the email said.
“We anticipate an occupancy inspection will be conducted next week and we will send you a confirmation email by noon on Wednesday, September 11th.” The school year started in the district last week, but Maplewood Secondary School was not ready to open its doors. The district said the building was not up to code, with a previous letter to parents saying “the number of outstanding safety issues strongly suggest that the building will likely fail the formal occupancy inspection,” ahead of the first day of school.
The board then activated its contingency plan, with Grade 7 and 8 student temporarily moved to the former D.A. Moodie Intermediate School in Bells Corners, and Grade 9 students will attend online classes.
To prepare for the opening of the new school, all students in Grade 7 to 9 “will be learning from home (asynchronous) under the teacher’s guidance on Friday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 16,” the OCDSB letter said.
Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “Maplewood staff will use these two days to move equipment from DA Moodie School and prepare the learning spaces at your school. Your student’s teacher will provide more details regarding instruction for these two days.
” The new school was originally scheduled to open in September 2023, but, like many projects, it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s supply chain issues and construction labour shortages. The completion date was pushed to the spring of 2024, but that timeline also proved overly optimistic. One of the fastest-growing suburbs in Ottawa, Stittsville now has more than 52,000 residents.
Until now, its public high school students had to bus to Richmond to attend the aging South Carleton High School, built in 1952. With files from Andrew Duffy Recommended from Editorial Parents upset by delay in opening of new Stittsville high school Heavy rain forecast through the day Saturday Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Delayed Stittsville high school set to open Sept. 17 Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Comments You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.
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