The Francophone community in Thompson is celebrating the official opening of École Communautaire La Voie Du Nord.

Education and Advanced Learning Minister James Allum joined students and teachers for the grand opening of the school. Until this year the school was operating out of leased space in Burntwood School.

Roger Gagnon who was the school’s first principal in 2008 says the new building is not only great for the students but for the community as well:

"Its unbelievable, you don’t realize how much the transformation can be until you actually see it. Our kids did very very well in Burntwood a la voie du nord, however there was a lot of things missing, but these kids never complained, never said anything that would say that they were not happy, but now, you can see it in their faces that this is completely, and its good also for the community". 

The new school located on Weir Road has many state of the art features and is a power smart building according to Manitoba Hydro.