VANCOUVER – A historic Kitsilano schoolhouse has been saved from demolition and moved to the North Shore where it will be moored until it moves to a permanent home nearby.
The school’s permanent site will be on Squamish Nation reserve land near the Chief Joe Mathias Centre in North Vancouver.
Known locally as the “Little Yellow Schoolhouse,” the 111-year-old structure has long been a fixture of Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood, a Squamish Nation release stated. The building had been slated for demolition to make way for the new Henry Hudson Elementary School.
“We are so pleased to work with our partners at the Vancouver School Board and Renewal Home Development. The relocation of this building helps our nation address our urgent infrastructure needs right now. It will be put to good use as a dedicated space to teach our little ones Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, our language, and immerse our future generations in our culture and heritage,” Squamish Nation spokesperson Wilson Williams said in the release.
“Now, more than ever, we need an array of development solutions to lower our carbon footprint, divert material waste and provide affordable high-quality homes and buildings to communities in need. Our hope is this Little Yellow Schoolhouse project will catch the attention and mobilize the imagination of developers and policy-makers across the region. Over 800 high-value buildings and homes are demolished each year that can, and should, be relocated and repurposed. Machine demolition should be the last option, not the first,” Renewal Home Development owner Glyn Lewis added.
The schoolhouse departed Kitsilano at approximately 10 p.m. on Aug, .1 and was put on a barge, then travelled overnight to the North Shore.
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