Outdoor education program expands in Elliot Lake

An outdoor education program is being expanded for Huron-Superior Catholic District School students in Elliot Lake. Twelve Grade 5 and 6 students at Our Lady of Lourdes participated in the program’s first year in 2025-26. The outdoor education option will be expanded to Grade 7 students for the 2026-27 school year. “ We are looking at more than double the number of students enrolled,” said communications officer Kenzie Vandenberg in an email to The Sault Star. “We are ex