Mother St. Bride Emergency School Closure

The Nipissing Parry Sound Catholic School Board thanks you for your patience and understanding

At approximately 6:05 p.m. this evening, March 18, a small dishwasher fire occurred at Mother St. Bride School’s child care centre.  When the fire was discovered, childcare staff immediately activated the fire alarm and alerted North Bay Fire & Emergency Services.  There were no children in the building at the time.   

A restoration crew is onsite to address the odour lingering from the smoke. Air scrubbers and portable air purifiers have been set up in the school to operate overnight and tomorrow to help reduce the odour. 

As a precaution, Mother St. Bride School and the child care centre will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19, to allow time for the clean-up and the odour to dissipate. Childcare staff are currently reaching out to all affected child care parents.   We will be monitoring the situation throughout the day tomorrow and expect the odour to dissipate by the end of day.   

We anticipate that the school will reopen Thursday, March 20, and will continue to provide updates to the Mother St. Bride School community through Edsby and Facebook.   Kindly check regularly for new information.