Louis Riel's Profile

Etienne Paulin, a spokesman for the parents of children at Saint-Henri, said
they want a commitment from the province to build a new school for the north
end. He said the school has about 480 students, many of whom travel by bus every
day, the library is too small, there aren't enough toilets or classrooms, and
there's not enough space on the property to put more portables. The space
restrictions are so tight that two Grade 2 classes were actually combined into
the biggest classroom.

"Our main goal is to expose the problem of overpopulation in our elementary
school and say the only way to settle this problem is to build a new school in
the north end of Moncton where a new school is needed," Paulin said
yesterday.

He is hoping the letter campaign and petition will help force the
government's hand to build a new school. He said lack of action by the province
is hurting French culture in Moncton.