Downtown Montreal to get 2 new elementary schools

After years of waiting, children living in the western part of downtown Montreal will soon have two new schools.
Education Minister Sébastien Proulx, Mayor Valérie Plante and Commission Scolaire de Montreal chairperson Catherine Harel-Bourdon were on hand at one of the new sites Friday for the announcement.
The first will be at the former Academie Bourget on de la Montagne St., which will receive a $21-million retrofit to become a primary school with 12 classes and a gym.
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