School Board Amalgamation

Staff from the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board plan to travel tothree schools being amalgamated before the end of the current school year.

The public school board will be taking over schools in Pickle Lake,Savant Lake and Upsala in September.

Larry Hope is the director of education and says they don't plan anymajor changes to the way the schools operate.

Chair of the public school board, Dave Penny says they have beenassured by the Ministry of Education that all costs associated with theamalgamation will be covered by the province.