Emily Carr Elementary School

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Emily Carr Elementary School
Working together.
Address
4070 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 2M8, Canada
Information
School number 03939044
School board School District 39 Vancouver
Superintendent Gary Little
Area trustee Eleanor Gregory
Principal Susan Reardon
School type Elementary school
Grades K-7
Language English
Area Shaughnessy
Enrollment 311 (2005)
Homepage http://carr.vsb.bc.ca

Emily Carr Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an elementary school. It was named after prominent British Columbian artist Emily Carr.

It is located at 4070 Oak Street, at the intersection with King Edward Avenue. As of 2006, the current school principal is Susan Reardon.

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[edit] Fire truck

The school's playground is home to a 1953 Seagrave fire truck. The truck was originally donated to the school by the City of Vancouver in 1971. From 2004 to 2006, volunteers restored the truck to meet playground safety standards.[1][2][3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ O'Connor, Naoibh. "Community won't let bell toll for Emily's fire truck", Vancouver Courier, 2005-07-25. Retrieved on 2006-09-08. 
  2. ^ Devitt, Ron. "Taking a shine to his fire truck", Burnaby Now, 2005-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-09-08. 
  3. ^ School landmark returns. Vancouver School Board (2006-06-08). Retrieved on 2006-09-08.

[edit] External links

[edit] School Reports - Ministry of Education


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