''École secondaire publique Louis-Riel'' (

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

Public Secondary School) is a high school in the

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neighbourhood of

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, Canada, part of the ''

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'' (Eastern Ontario Public School Board). It opened in the fall of 1980, and the name Louis Riel was chosen by the students in 1981. Phase 1 of the school's construction finished in 1980, accommodating 250 students from the

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region in the east end of Ottawa. Phase 2 was completed in 1982 featuring the school gymnasiums, cafeteria, and science and tech labs. In 2003, a new annex was added, to accommodate grade 7 and 8 students. The school had previously only accommodated students from grades 9 through 12. The school now serves approximately 1000 students.

Dome

In 2005, a

dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...

, North America's largest air supported fabric structure, opened to the public. Built to cover the school's existing track, the dome is long by wide, and high. Its construction was a joint project by the Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club and the CEPEO, and made it possible for Louis-Riel to offer a new Sports program to the region's students, in addition to providing extra

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

training facilities to the Ottawa Lions. The dome contains: * 4 lanes of 400m and 6 lanes of 110m running track * a full size sport field (which can be divided into 3 smaller fields, with movable netting) * an activity/meeting room * 4 change rooms (2 male/ 2 female) * 2 bathrooms (1 male/ 1 female) * weight training room Louis Riel Dome

Notable alumni

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, retired NHL defenceman *

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, professional soccer player (

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) *

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)

References

External links

École secondaire publique Louis-Riel Official Site
(French)

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Dome

Notable alumni

See also

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