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Education and Early Childhood Development, Transportation and Infrastructure, September 10, 2012 - Quispamsis
Land for new francophone school in Kennebecasis Valley
The new francophone elementary school in Kennebecasis Valley will be located on a parcel of land measuring almost 9.6 hectares (24 acres) at the corner of Quispamsis Road and Pettingill Road in Quispamsis. Design and architectural work will begin this fall with construction scheduled to begin in the spring. From left: Quispamsis Mayor Murray Driscoll; Gérald Richard, executive director of the Francophone sud school district; Anik Duplessis, vice-principal of Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain (Vallée de Kennebecasis); Jean-Guy Rioux, chair of the Francophone nord-est school district education council; Christina Taylor, parent; Finance Minister Blaine Higgs; Marc Mathurin, parent; Michelle Robichaud, parent; Gilles Bourque, chair of the Francophone sud school district; André Paulin of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development; and Michel Côté, Francophone sud school district council member.