Pamela Boettcher was a teacher at the elementary school for 17 years, and now teaches at the high school. The new school, which will be a combined elementary and high school for about 450 students, has been approved for construction while other projects are put on pause. Boettcher said her father attended the high school in the 1950s, and it wasn't new back then, either. Shellbrook Mayor Amund Otterson said he was a high school science teacher for 30 years, ending in 2004. Much like Shellbrook, Keating said Carlyle's elementary school is aging rapidly and its high school is beyond its useful life.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2026 20:02 UTC