Rural schools: Recent closures in the B.C. Interior

The information gathered is from the B.C. Ministry of Education school district profiles:
2001/2002: Big Eddy Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2001/2002: Bellevue Creek Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2001/2002: Peachland Primary closed due to declining enrolment
2002/2003: Tulameen Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2002/2003: Salmon Arm Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2002/2003: South Canoe Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2002/2003: Lakeview Heights Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2002/2003: Old Quigley Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2003/2004: Riverside Intermediate closed due to declining enrolment
2003/2004: Nkwala Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2005/2006: Whitevale Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2006/2007: West Vernon Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2007/2008: Hedley Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2009/2010: Malakwa Elementary closed due to declining enrolment
2011/2012: Ashton Creek Elementary closed due to declining enrolment

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