Posted: Feb 01, 2021 1:19 PM CT | Last Updated: February 1
Critics of putting a new school in Optimist Park say it would mean losing what little green space there is in the neighbourhood.(Leisha Grebinski/CBC News)
Saskatoon Public Schools is looking at a new location for a huge school in the core neighbourhoods, but the proposed site isn t being met with community-wide support.
School officials are asking the City of Saskatoon about the viability of Optimist Park, located between 18th and 19th St. W. and Avenue J and Avenue L S. We have a shortage of park space already in the core, and [Optimist Park] is an oasis for us, King George resident Karen Farmer told
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SASKATOON Nicole Dyck wants to save the 108-year-old King George Community School. Saskatoon Public Schools announced last year that it would amalgamate King George, Pleasant Hill Community School and Princess Alexandra Community School into a central building. One of the proposed sites is the current location of Princess Alexandra on Avenue H between 20th street and 22nd Street. “With the closure of two community schools that’s a pretty big change. As a community we’re trying to force some discussion on this so that’s it’s the best decision for all three communities together,” Dyck says. Dyck moved into the neighbourhood about 10 years ago and her five-year-old daughter attends King George.