Education Minister George Abbott is joined by trustees, local officials and students on the grounds of Queen Mary Elementary. January 9, 2012

It was a pleasure to welcome Education Minister George Abbott back to North Vancouver on Monday, January 9th for the Queen Mary Elementary groundbreaking ceremony. Underway since September, the seismic upgrade and heritage reconstruction of Queen Mary represents a $20 million capital project to the school district and our community. Thanks to core funding from The Province, and additional funding through the sale of surplus land on Lonsdale, the school will be reopened in 2014, the same year that Queen Mary celebrates its centennial anniversary.