Ground blessing ceremony for Saddle Ridge K-9 Catholic school
Oct. 7, 2008
Calgary, Alberta – Members of the media are invited to the ground blessing ceremony to be held in Saddle Ridge to bless the ground in preparation for the start of construction on the new elementary/junior high Catholic school.
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Location: Corner of Saddlehorn Drive and Saddlemont Blvd. NE, Calgary
Calgary-McCall MLA Darshan Kang, Ward Trustee Linda Wellman and Chief Superintendent Lucy Miller will bring greetings, followed by a few songs from the Monsignor Hetherington Grade 4 Choir. Parents and future students, trustees and superintendents will be in attendance.
This new school will be constructed as part of the Government of Alberta's Public-Private Partnership (P3) school consolidation pilot project. A tentative completion date of September 2010 is estimated. A permanent core building with essential elements that comprise a school will be complemented by steel-framed modular classrooms that can be added to or removed as required.
The Calgary Catholic School District is the largest Catholic school district in Alberta, serving 44,000 students in Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere and the Municipal District of Rocky View. This learning organization educates and empowers students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to reach their full potential, meet life’s challenges, serve their community, and journey in faith.
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For further information, please contact:
Janet Sutherland
Senior Communications Specialist
Calgary Catholic School District
(403) 500-2534