''École secondaire publique Louis-Riel'' (

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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

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, 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

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training facilities to the Ottawa Lions. Although it has recently collapsed, following 2 snowstorms in 2025. 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

* Erik Gudbranson, NHL defenceman (

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) *

Adrian Aucoin Adrian Mark Aucoin (born July 3, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Aucoin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Gloucester, Ontario. Playing ca ...

, retired NHL defenceman * Mathieu Dandenault, retired NHL player *

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, professional soccer player (

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) *

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, national team soccer player (

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)

References

External links

École secondaire publique Louis-Riel Official Site
(French)

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Dome

Notable alumni

See also

References

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