September 17, 2010
Dear Residents of Côte Saint-Luc and Hampstead,
On Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30pm the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) will be hosting a public information meeting at Côte Saint-Luc City Hall (5801 Cavendish Blvd.) about the possibility of re-establishing an English-language public high school at the former Wagar facility on Parkhaven Avenue in Côte Saint-Luc. As you may be aware, the city council of Côte Saint-Luc and the town council of Hampstead have both supported the possibility of re-establishing a mainstream public high school at the former Wagar facility, thus allowing our residents and future residents the option of a public school education for their children at the high school level at a nearby facility.
While we have excellent private schools in the area, residents of our municipalities pay significant school taxes every year to support our public school boards and we should have a quality English-language high school to which residents can choose to send their children should they so desire.
We strongly urge as many residents as possible to attend this meeting. The more people that attend expressing support for a quality public high school on our territory, the more likely it is that the EMSB will choose to establish one.
Moreover the meeting will also provide an opportunity for parents of future high school students in Côte Saint-Luc and Hampstead to provide their input into what kind of high school they would like to see. Initial feedback has indicated there is interest in a school with a heritage–academic program (for example Judaic and Italian studies), as well as interest in a school with a sports concentration program.
The former Wagar facility is modern and spacious, featuring a double gymnasium, an auditorium, library, science labs, two large fields and tennis courts. It is also in an ideal location for a school with sports concentration. Across the street is the Côte Saint-Luc outdoor pool and an indoor gymnasium. Construction will start soon on an $18 million multi-purpose centre attached to the gymnasium, which will contain two indoor pools, including one for competitive swimming. Two blocks away is the Samuel Moskovitch hockey arena and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park, which has three baseball fields and a walking path.Both the Côte Saint-Luc and Hampstead councils join the EMSB in calling upon residents to attend this meeting and provide their thoughts of the type of public high school they would like to see available in the community. The EMSB Long Range Planning Committee is expected to make recommendations in March 2011 and we very much want them to recommend the re-establishment of a quality high school in our community.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely yours,
Anthony Housefather (Mayor, City of Côte Saint-Luc)
Bill Steinberg (Mayor, Town of Hampstead)
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