Source: CBC
From a former premier and mayor to an Edmonton police officer killed in the line of duty, new schools in Edmonton will represent a diverse list of names.
On Tuesday, the Edmonton public school board announced the names of nine new schools that will open in September 2017.
The board picked the names after the public sent in over three thousand suggestions.
The new school names are:
Dr. Lila Fahlman (K-9)
Fahlman, who passed away in 2006, was an educator, philanthropist and social justice advocate. She was a recipient of the Order of Canada and the founder of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women.
Donald R. Getty School ( K-9)
The late Getty was premier of Alberta from 1985 to 1992, and also served in the cabinet of former premier Peter Lougheed. Getty was also a former quarterback with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Hilwie Hamdon School (K-9)
Hamdon was one of Edmonton’s first Lebanese Muslim immigrants. Hamdon is credited with helping to support the building of the first mosque in Canada.
Svend Hansen School ( K-9)
Hansen was an Edmonton public school teacher, principal, consultant and trustee. Hansen founded the Public School Administrators Association.
Kim Hung School (K-9)
Hung was an active member of Edmonton’s Chinese community. He helped establish the Mandarin bilingual program at Edmonton Public Schools.
David Thomas King School (K-9)
King is a former education minister who also served as executive director of the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta for 10 years.
Jan Reimer School (K-9)
Reimer is Edmonton’s first female mayor and a former alderman. She is the executive director of the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters and a well-known advocate for victims of family violence.
Shauna May Seneca School (K-9)
Seneca was a former social worker and co-founder of the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society.
Constable Daniel Woodall School (Windermere K-9)
Woodall was a member of the Edmonton Police Service who worked in the hate crimes unit. He was killed in the line of duty in 2015, during an arrest in west Edmonton.
