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Province breaks ground on new French immersion school

Ground was broken on the site of the future Ecole Riviere Rouge French immersion kindergarten to Grade 5 school. Tamara Forlanski / Global News

WINNIPEG — The province has broken ground on a new school in northwest Winnipeg.

Ecole Riviere Rouge will be a French immersion school for kindergarten to Grade 5 as well as have childcare spaces.

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The 50,744 square foot school will have room initially for 400 students and can expand to 550 if needed.

It will cost $20 million and serve the areas of Riverbend, Rivergrove, Riverridge, West St.Paul, West Kildonan and Garden City.

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