St. Charles College is a
Catholic Secondary School located at 1940 Hawthorne Drive in
Greater Sudbury
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,
Ontario
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. The school motto is "''Goodness Discipline and Knowledge''" and is based on the Basilian motto, ''Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me'', which comes from Psalm 119 of the Bible `- ''Teach me good judgement and knowledge: for I believe your commandments''.
On April 30, 2020, the Canadian Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the Basilian Fathers of Toronto to deny payment of nearly $2.5 million including $500,000 in punitive damages, to sex abuse victim Rod MacLeod.
MacLeod, who was previously awarded this compensation by a jury in April 2018,
was sexually abused by former St. Charles teacher Father William Hodgson Marshall.
when he was a student at St. Charles in the 1960s.
In 2011, Marshall pled guilty to committing abuse he committed in Sudbury and other Catholic high schools in Windsor and Toronto between 1952 and 1986.
MacLeod's case was profiled in the 2019 documentary film ''
Prey
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''.
Alumni
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Brian Bigger
Brian Bigger is a Canadian politician who was the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario from 2014 to 2022. He was elected in the city's 2014 municipal election. Prior to serving as mayor, Bigger served as the first Auditor General for the city.
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, current mayor of Greater Sudbury
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Rob MacDonald
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, appeared on
The Ultimate Fighter 2
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; retired professional
Mixed Martial Artist
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Dr. Piers Nash
See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list include ...
References
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St. Charles College
Catholic secondary schools in Ontario
High schools in Greater Sudbury
Educational institutions established in 1951
1951 establishments in Ontario
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