School District 81 Fort Nelson | |
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Location | |
Fort Nelson Northeastern British Columbia Canada | |
District information | |
Superintendent | Mrs Diana Samchuck |
Schools | 5 |
Budget | CA$11.4 million [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 600 FTEs |
Other information | |
Website | www |
School District 81 Fort Nelson is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the northeastern corner of the province up to the Alberta and Yukon borders. It is centered on the town of Fort Nelson and includes a large, mostly uninhabited area along the Alaska Highway.
Currently, due to a lack of qualified physician, Northern Health advised all pregnant patients that they must travel to other regions (e.g. Fort St John, Grande Prairie, Kelowna) to give birth to their babies. All expecting mothers are asked to sign a waiver of understanding. The travel fee and accommodation expenses are not reimbursed. [2] Lack of access to maternal care has deterred many young professionals to relocate for work.
Despite significant increase in education funding throughout the province, Fort Nelson school district registered the second highest decrease in overall budget over the last five years. The aggregate funding has decreased by 12.5% since the 2015/16 school year, making the district an outlier in reduced enrolment. [3]
School | Location | Grades |
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Fort Nelson Secondary School | Fort Nelson | 8-12 |
G W Carlson Elementary School | Fort Nelson | K-4 |
J S Clark Elementary School | Fort Nelson | K-4 |
R L Angus Intermediate School | Fort Nelson | 5-7 |
Toad River Elem-Secondary School | Toad River | K-12 |
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Andy Bailey Provincial Park was a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 28 kilometres southeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The park was 196 hectares in size and aimed to protect black and white spruce forests, moose, beavers, foxes and songbirds.
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Prophet River is a First Nations reserve community of the Dunne-za (Beaver) people in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located at Mile 233 on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, about 54 miles south of Fort Nelson. The community observes Mountain Standard Time year-round, as does Fort Nelson since November 1, 2015.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver is a Roman Catholic Latin archdiocese that includes part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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CKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult hits format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as Bounce 102.3 and is owned by Bell Media.
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