Tumbler Ridge Secondary School will be demolished and rebuilt after mass shooting, province says
Posted on: May 08, 2026 03:06 IST | Posted by: Cbc
B.C.'s premiere and training government minister to bring home the bacon update on the future of Tumbler Ridge
B.C. Premier David Eby says Tumbler Ridge Secondary School will be demolished and rebuilt after February's deadly mass shooting.
He made the announcement Thursday, saying the province is committed to "get this new school built as quickly as possible."
"The direction of the community is clear, they wanted a new school on a new site," Eby said.
On Feb. 10, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed her mother and half-brother at home before fatally shooting five children and an educator at the school, as well as injuring numerous others.
Eby pledged in the wake of the tragedy that none of the students in the District of Tumbler Ridge would be forced to return to the school.
About 160 students across Grades 7 to 12 attend the school.
They have since returned to class in temporary classrooms set up on the grounds of the local elementary school.
"The work that was done by the school board was incredibly important, because we want to make sure we're doing things right, by the survivors, by the families, by the people of Tumbler Ridge. They need to direct this," Eby said.
The police investigation into the shooting is in its final stages.
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