Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario , with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce and Grey Counties.
18-519: Its head office is located in Chesley , in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie of Bruce County. Bluewater District School Board has approximately 16,500 students in 41 elementary schools and nine secondary schools. The BWDSB has approximately 3,000 permanent and casual staff, including teachers. There are nine elected trustees on the board and one appointed First Nations trustee. The county's first school
36-653: A CWOSSA Tournament. The following sports are played through BAA: From each high school in the BWDSB, a representative or student senator goes to monthly meetings at the school board office in Chesley, Ontario and brings ideas and suggestions from their school. They are a part of the Student Senate. In May 2012, the Student Senate held their first conference, "SOS (Support Our Students) - Voices and Choices" in Owen Sound, Ontario with
54-445: A CWOSSA Tournament. The following sports are played through BAA: From each high school in the BWDSB, a representative or student senator goes to monthly meetings at the school board office in Chesley, Ontario and brings ideas and suggestions from their school. They are a part of the Student Senate. In May 2012, the Student Senate held their first conference, "SOS (Support Our Students) - Voices and Choices" in Owen Sound, Ontario with
72-563: A focus on student mental health. A sequel titled, "Rumour Has It", followed in May 2013. The 2020 Fraser Institute report on comparative secondary school rankings in Ontario gives the following data for Bluewater: Chesley, Ontario Chesley (originally Sconeville ) is a community in Bruce County , Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran–Elderslie . The name Sconeville
90-421: A junior kindergarten to grade 12 facility. In 2017, the high school section closed and it is now a junior kindergarten to grade 8 facility. The town is known for the statue of a giant bull on the north end of town, which is affectionately known as "Big Bruce." Recently the town has begun to create a network of walking trails that encompasses much of the town's existing infrastructure of walking paths. Known as
108-625: A locally owned furniture manufacturing factory, is the only surviving furniture factory, following the recent downsizing of Durham Furniture (2007). Chesley is part of the Bluewater District School Board and has a junior kindergarten to grade 8 school called the Chesley District Community School. In 2014, the original Chesley District High School joined with the Kinghurst Community School to form
126-573: Is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario , with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce and Grey Counties. Its head office is located in Chesley , in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie of Bruce County. Bluewater District School Board has approximately 16,500 students in 41 elementary schools and nine secondary schools. The BWDSB has approximately 3,000 permanent and casual staff, including teachers. There are nine elected trustees on
144-644: The "English-language Public District School Board No. 7" was created to take over the schools of the former county boards. It was merged with the former boards at the beginning of 1998, and was renamed as the "Bluewater District School Board" in 1999. Sports at the secondary level are played through the Bluewater Athletics Association. They are offered at high schools in the BWDSB and the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board. The winning team (BAA Champions) will go onto
162-483: The "English-language Public District School Board No. 7" was created to take over the schools of the former county boards. It was merged with the former boards at the beginning of 1998, and was renamed as the "Bluewater District School Board" in 1999. Sports at the secondary level are played through the Bluewater Athletics Association. They are offered at high schools in the BWDSB and the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board. The winning team (BAA Champions) will go onto
180-747: The board and one appointed First Nations trustee. The county's first school was established in Kincardine in 1851, followed by Southampton and Walkerton in 1852. At that time, the United Counties of Huron and Bruce comprised one school district, but Bruce County would receive its own superintendent in 1853, and the county itself would be divided into three school districts in 1855: The first grammar school would be established at Kincardine in 1860, followed by others in Walkerton (1872), Wiarton (1892) and Chesley (1904). Model schools would be formed in 1877 for
198-636: The heritage trail, it spans a large part of the town, and its waterside parks. In 2005, Chesley was able to open a Heritage and Woodworking Museum due to an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. The museum was housed in the Dawson House on 1st Avenue, formerly the home of town doctors Stewart and Dawson. The building had been left to the town for public use in the 1970s; in 2013, Chesley put Dawson House up for sale. Bluewater District School Board Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999 )
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#1732854726553216-649: The school network in Bruce and Grey consisted of the following: The Bruce County Board of Education and the Grey County Board of Education were constituted at the beginning of 1969, as a result of legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1968. As part of the province-wide restructuring of Ontario's school boards as a consequence of the passage of the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997 ,
234-413: The school network in Bruce and Grey consisted of the following: The Bruce County Board of Education and the Grey County Board of Education were constituted at the beginning of 1969, as a result of legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1968. As part of the province-wide restructuring of Ontario's school boards as a consequence of the passage of the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997 ,
252-493: The training of teachers, at Kincardine and Walkerton. In the 50 years to 1901, the network of schools had grown to the following size: After an initial division into three school districts in November 1854, Grey County was reorganized into four districts two years later: Owen Sound established its first primary school in the early 1840s, and its grammar school in 1856. The Ontario Department of Education reported in 1960 that
270-439: The training of teachers, at Kincardine and Walkerton. In the 50 years to 1901, the network of schools had grown to the following size: After an initial division into three school districts in November 1854, Grey County was reorganized into four districts two years later: Owen Sound established its first primary school in the early 1840s, and its grammar school in 1856. The Ontario Department of Education reported in 1960 that
288-620: Was connected to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1881. A great fire destroyed most of the original downtown core in 1888, and the destroyed wood buildings were replaced by brick and stone. From 1877 to 2004, the town had a weekly newspaper called The Chesley Enterprise . The town's major source of employment is commercial manufacturing. From 1886 to 1987, the Krug family operated the Krug Bros. furniture manufacturing business. Currently Crate Designs,
306-500: Was established in Kincardine in 1851, followed by Southampton and Walkerton in 1852. At that time, the United Counties of Huron and Bruce comprised one school district, but Bruce County would receive its own superintendent in 1853, and the county itself would be divided into three school districts in 1855: The first grammar school would be established at Kincardine in 1860, followed by others in Walkerton (1872), Wiarton (1892) and Chesley (1904). Model schools would be formed in 1877 for
324-490: Was replaced in 1868 to mark the career of Solomon Chesley , an official in the pre-Confederation Indian Department . Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around." Chesley is located north of both Walkerton on Bruce Road 19 and Hanover on County Road 10. It is now an example of a typical rural Ontario community. Chesley originally developed around mills built on the Saugeen River around 1858. It expanded further when it
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