Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, is a
Catholic
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elementary school. The school opened in 1927, run by the
Sisters of Charity of Halifax
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul were founded on May 11, 1849, when the four founding Sisters of Charity arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from New York City; this has been designated a National Historic Event.
Heritage
The Daught ...
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The school, along with the O.L.P.H. parish, is located on West 10th Avenue, between Camosun and Crown Streets. There are two classes in each grade, with the exception of
preschool
A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary sch ...
, with three classes.
2005 school fire
On March 5, 2005, at about 4:00 am local time, a 3-alarm fire began in the 5B classroom, destroying the oldest section of the school in fire and water damage.
Vancouver College
Vancouver College (abbreviated informally to VC) is an independent university-preparatory Catholic school for boys located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1922, it is the only independent Catho ...
took in the whole school community until the beginning of May 2005, where the burned sections were closed off, and portables were set up in place of the damaged classrooms.
Finally, the school was entirely repaired before the end of the 2005–06 school year, and the portables were removed.
External links
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Elementary schools in Vancouver
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