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Official Opening of St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary

Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Fred Tilley, Minister of Public Works, officially opened the new St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School at 5389 Russell St., Halifax, today, February 13. Students will start attending the new school on February 18. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/02/02/new-north-end-halifax-school-welcome-students-february-18

From left, Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development; school principal Cheyanne Gorman-Tolliver; and Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in the gym at the new St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School. (Province of Nova Scotia)


Brendan Maguire, left, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in a classroom at the new St. Josephs-Alexander McKay Elementary School. (Province of Nova Scotia)


The library at the new St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School, which opens to students on Wednesday, February 18. (Province of Nova Scotia)


A classroom at the new St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary School, which opens to students on Wednesday, February 18. (Province of Nova Scotia)


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