Education Council Recommends Closure of New Brunswick Elementary School

Students at Millville Elementary School in the Village of Millville, New Brunswick could be headed to nearby Nackawic in the fall. 

Members of the Anglophone West School District education council voted Thursday to recommend closing the school.

The 7-6 vote came after an original motion to maintain the status quo was defeated.

In all, council considered six schools for possible closure.

A government policy states that schools can be recommended for closure if they have 100 or fewer students.

Education Minister Serge Rousselle has up to 60 days to review the recommendation.

Millville is located in York County, New Brunswick centered on the intersection of Route 104 and Route 605, situated on the Nackawic River.  The village of a little over 300 is the home of the World's Largest Artificial Maple Leaf.

The Government of New Brunswick has been considering 28 schools for closure in the initial viability study.

• Anglophone West School District: McAdam Elementary, Burton Elementary, Millville Elementary, Nackawic Elementary, Nackawic Middle, Nackawic High.
• Anglophone South School District: Back Bay Elementary, Lawrence Station Elementary.
• Anglophone North School District: Napan Elementary, Tide Head, Lord Beaverbook (in Campbellton), Campbellton Middle, North and South Esk Elementary and North and South Esk High (in Sunny Corner), Janeville Elementary School.
• Francophone South School District: Calixte-F.-Savoie (in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent), Saint-Paul, Mont Carmel (in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent), Mgr-Marcel-Francois-Richard (in Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Marée Montante (in Saint-Louis-de-Kent).
• Francophone Northwest School District: A.J.-Savoie (in Saint-Quentin), Saint-Anne Regional (in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska), Ernest-Lang (in Saint-François).
• ​Francophone Northeast School District: La Découverte (in Saint-Sauveur), L'Escale-des-Jeunes (in Bas-Caraquet), Académie Assomption (in Bathurst), Séjour-Jeunesse (in Point-Verte), Ola-Léger (in Bertrand).

The school districts must submit their recommendations to the education minister by Jan. 31, 2016.