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Overlanders School
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Dates of existence
1981-
History
Named after a group of 150 people who left Winnipeg for the Cariboo Gold Fields in British Columbia in June 1862. They travelled west across the prairies using Red River carts to transport their possessions and supplies, this was represented in a former school logo. The people who completed this journey were called "Overlanders". Upon reaching Fort Edmonton, they traded their Red River carts for pack horses and continued their journey with Indigenous guides across the Rocky Mountains. An addition was added to the school in 1982. In January 2020, Overlanders School renovated the foyer and collaborated with parents, community members, artists and local Métis artist, Heather Shillinglaw.
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1150 Hermitage Road NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5A 4L4
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created August 29, 2022.
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- English
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Edmonton Public Schools Facebook post https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02GMwYE9vCHvQx4Bd4ygKTVQMJwgmnwjFnPwcq3sG3tMp2on7Q1zZEELwozsi8yTKBl&id=107634799309158
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
Naming Edmonton by City of Edmonton
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Record created by KM.