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Kinburn school sold to village businessman
West grads off in all directions KELLY KENT kkent@perfprint.ca
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Special graduating class masters nurturing. – Pages 7
COMMUNITY
Wearing their patriotism on their face. – Pages 13, 14
SPORTS
Nordic people invade area village! – Page 41
News – The former school in Kinburn was sold to an area businessman who is looking for between 14 and 20 entrepreneurial tenants. The village’s Glenn Lucas, owner of Argo tractor dealership on Donald B. Munro Drive and Property Tax Review Services, bought the property in May. At one point Ottawa Carleton School Board listed the former Fitzroy Centennial Public School at $450,000. Mothballed because of declining enrollment in 2009, the 40,000 square foot property went for $305,000, according to school board trustee Lynn Scott. “It’s never good to have a building empty,” said Scott, trustee zone 1 rural west, (West Carleton - Rural Kanata - Stittsville - Goulborn - Rideau - Rural Nepean). “I hope it has a good use in the community.” She added that money was taken off the asking price to deal with asbestos. It was costing the board $50,000 in maintenance costs, money that could go toward projects like the recently completed stage at nearby Stonecrest. Lucas is more than pleased with the deal, saying the building has a state-of-the-art fibre optics system and needs minimal work done. “It has the Cadillac of internet systems. You couldn’t afford to build that kind of building today,” he said. The one drawback has been getting it insured. Lucas said in the communication age location is no longer crucial to business; setting up in Kinburn keeps rent costs down and square footage up. The anticipated high demand for his “retirement project” means he will be selective with tenants. “We want to make money but I want to make sure I have the right people,” he said. Work was done to make it so a truck can pull inside for a window and door company that was first to sign on. Office-based companies are expected. See LUCAS, Page 7
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News – Not even the heavy rain and gloomy skies on June 28 were enough to dampen the spirit of this year’s graduating class from West Carleton Secondary School. The group of more than 200 students sat patiently in their gymnasium while they watched each member of their class walk across the stage and accept their diplomas – ending their high school careers forever in the process. Principal Colin Anderson in his address at the beginning of the ceremony said, “This is the very last day of your high school career, and the first day of the rest of your lives. “A graduation is not an end, but a beginning for the next stage in life.” As always with the ending of an era there were bright smiles, joyful laughter and a few nostalgic tears. Anderson noted that never again would this graduating class roam the hallways of the school they called home for four years; they are now off to bigger, better – and often scarier – experiences. Some will head off to university or college, others will join the workforce. See VALUES, Page 3
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