Families in Camrosis Conspecting a brand new high school opening this fall, however, they met a large roadblock.
Although the city’s school south-east of Edmonton was completed early, there are no roads or public services paved at school at the southwest end of the city.
It is difficult to find someone to assume responsibility for the current situation.
Construction started nearly $ 30 million Blessed Catholic School Carlo Acutis in 2023. It will welcome more than 400 students between the nine and 12th year.
The Catholic school division of Elk Island provides that the school will open this next September. It was identified As the number one priority in the three -year capital plan of the division in 2021.
Currently, secondary school students at the 5th to the 12th year Catholic school Notre-Dame du Mount Pleasant But parents say that an autonomous Catholic high school is late.
However, in a letter sent to the parents, the superintendent of the Paul Corrigan division said that he was “deeply concerned about the fact that key problems concerning critical infrastructure to serve the school are not resolved”.
“While the EICS, the infrastructure of Alberta and the city of Camrose continue to work towards a solution, the current impasse between the city and the developer of the region (Camgill / Southpoint) remains an important barrier,” read the letter.
Beni Carlo Catholic Catholic School in Camrose is unable to open due to a lack of access to the road and maintenance.
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It’s a huge headache for parents like Davin Wilcox. He fears that no road and no power means no final opening date.
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“We were all kept in the dark on all this, which is really, I think it’s the frustrating part,” said Wilcox.
“Now we love the 11th hour and is it as if this thing will open?”
The two children of Wilcox should go to the new high school in September. He said students and parents are raising more and more questions.
“How does it happen?” Why was the school not maintained in the right place and if it is the key element for the opening of the school, why did they not do it? ” Questioned Wilcox.
Global News contacted Camgill Development Corporation but did not receive an answer.
The government of Alberta told Global News that construction was completed at school eight months before its planned opening and that the province is working with all parties involved to find a solution.
“The city of Camrose and the promoter of subdivision have not been able to agree with who is responsible for access to access to the road and the site.
In a press release, Catholic schools on Elk Island note that it pleaded for a resolution on behalf of camrose families.
“Throughout the construction of the school and the current impasse, we have continued to plan as if the school will open this fall,” said Michael Di Massa with the Catholic schools of Elk Island.
“We remain carefully optimistic about the search for a resolution between all parties, and that the school will open to welcome students for the start of the 2025-2026 school year.”
Parents like Wilcox also hope that this is the case, because they are at the end of their rope.
“I just think that people have the impression that their hands are linked. So you can be as angry as you want, but there are not many ways where a person can be,” hey let’s go, what do we do, as if it was sitting right there, we can touch it, we can see it, open it, “said Wilcox.
The city of approximately 20,000 inhabitants has another higher autonomous level – High School composite Camrosis School, which is part of the Battle River school division – but parents say that more space and options are necessary.
The City of Camrose told Global News that it is negotiating with all the parties involved and hopes to have comments later next week.
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