This photo is of the former Clarenville Primary School. You can't quite make out the graffiti on the door which says Welcome to Hell. Perhaps the artist doesn't realize that it's no longer operating as a school.
As I passed by it today, I wondered about the status of the building. It has been closed for over a year now. I assume it is considered an asset of the provincial government but I wonder about its future. It certainly can't be left to rot or left to be the target of vandals.
While travelling through Ontario recently with the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, I toured the Rexdale Community Hub. The community of Rexdale is a priority neighbourhood of the City of Toronto. The Hub is housed in a renovated school. It houses about 11 social agencies, including a women's centre, medical clinic, family resource centre and employment centre. It also includes a gym with hopes to soon include a community kitchen. It was a pricey venture with all levels of government, the United Way and other foundations chipping, led by the City of Toronto with almost $5 million.
Clearly, the Town of Clarenville has little funds available for such an initiative. However, the location of the school, the opportunity to bring many groups together to increase collaboration and efficiency seems almost too good to pass up. At the very least, engagement of various stakeholders and investigation of similar initiatives could result in this asset viewed as an opportunity and not, after all, the entrance to hell.
As I passed by it today, I wondered about the status of the building. It has been closed for over a year now. I assume it is considered an asset of the provincial government but I wonder about its future. It certainly can't be left to rot or left to be the target of vandals.
While travelling through Ontario recently with the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, I toured the Rexdale Community Hub. The community of Rexdale is a priority neighbourhood of the City of Toronto. The Hub is housed in a renovated school. It houses about 11 social agencies, including a women's centre, medical clinic, family resource centre and employment centre. It also includes a gym with hopes to soon include a community kitchen. It was a pricey venture with all levels of government, the United Way and other foundations chipping, led by the City of Toronto with almost $5 million.
Clearly, the Town of Clarenville has little funds available for such an initiative. However, the location of the school, the opportunity to bring many groups together to increase collaboration and efficiency seems almost too good to pass up. At the very least, engagement of various stakeholders and investigation of similar initiatives could result in this asset viewed as an opportunity and not, after all, the entrance to hell.
I'd heard rumors that Kevin King had purchased the property and will be converting to apartments... no sure how much truth there is to that
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