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| As the Salmon Arm
community grew so did the number of its children. The first school was built in 1890. Five
separate and independent School Boards evolved, each with three members. These Boards
merged with the creation of the Municipality of Salmon Arm in 1906. In 1917 the central
School, located on the site of the present District of Salmon Arm municipal hall, burned
down. Students were temporarily accommodated in halls, church buildings and even the town lock-up. Many of the children who had walked to town from "The Limit", or North Broadview area, could no longer attend. Space was restricted and many students were forced to walk to school in North Canoe. The School Board let out tenders for a school in the North Broadview area. Plans were received from Victoria and the building adhered to provincial standards. One room schoolhouses were built without electricity and had a solid row of windows along the west wall. Consequently, schoolhouses were oriented towards the south in order to make best use of daylight hours. The schools were heated with wood and a barrel stove was placed at the back of the west wall of the class, near the older children's desks. A private citizen, Mr. Fraser, donated one acre of land and the North Broadview School was constructed over the winter and officially opened in January 1918. The North Broadview School operated until 1950, closed for five years and then reopened. The school was then used until 1986, when Bastion School was built. By 1987, the North Broadview School was slated for demolition. The Salmon Arm Museum undertook to move the school to Haney Heritage Park. A committee was struck, headed by alumni member Norma Harisch. Funds were solicited from provincial Lotteries grants, past alumni, service clubs, private citizens and corporate sponsors. The School was moved to the Park in January of 1988 and restored over the next two years. Although no longer a heritage building, the North Broadview School is of historic interest, representing an era in public education. It is one of three remaining one-room schoolhouses within the District of Salmon Arm, which have been adapted for other uses. The North Broadview School not only continues to hold classes, but is a provincially recognized example of a turn of the century schoolhouse. Combined from unpublished papers by Berniece Saunders and Deborah Chapman |
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