Trustees with the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board have voted unanimously to close Evergreen School at the end of this school year.The recommendation was made by school board administration after receiving and reviewing the Kenora Acccommodation Review Committee's final report.
The committee recommended the closure of Evergreen in four years, but superintendant of Business Dean Carrie says administration felt they had to move a little more quickly to deal with their population decline at the elementary school level.
The public school board estimates it will be able to save about 80 thousand dollars a year by closing Evergreen.
Carrie adds they will begin the process of seeking funding for a new school at Valleyview as soon as possible.