In July
2020, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board received confirmation of
capital funding from the Ministry of Education for the construction of a
674 pupil place school to serve elementary students in the Half Moon
Bay area.
A
meeting of the Committee of the Whole took place on December 8, 2020, in
order to seek Board approval of a timeline and consultation process to
determine the program, attendance boundary, and opening grade structure
for the new Half Moon Bay elementary school. Final Board Approval of
the consultation process occurred on December 15, 2020.
The
school is tentatively scheduled to be completed in time to receive
students in September 2022, however, this date may be impacted due to
limitations of the current Covid-19 Pandemic. The school will be
located at the southwest intersection of River Mist Road and Kilbirnie
Drive, within the southern portion of the Half Moon Bay Community. The
school site purchased in 2018, is seven (7) acres in size. Site
planning and building design work for the new school is now underway
with an anticipated start to construction beginning in 2021.
The
consultation process began in January 2021 with the formation of a local
working group. The group convened over the winter months prior to this
Public Consultation taking place April 28 to May 11, 2021.
Your
input is important and welcome throughout the consultation process.
Parents/guardians and all other members of the public were invited to
fill out the Public Consultation Survey to provide feedback on proposed
option(s) that are being presented.
Staff recommendations are anticipated to be brought forward for approval to the Committee of the Whole and Board in June 2021.
Additional
information regarding the review will be posted over the next several
months. Please check this webpage regularly for further updates and
information.
Please see Report No. 20-081
New Half Moon Bay Elementary School Study – Approval of Timeline and
Consultation Plan, which provides more background information regarding
the study