Quebec approves money to rebuild Aupaluk school after fire

The Quebec Ministry of Education has approved funding to rebuildTarsakallak School inAupaluk, which was destroyed in a fire last year.

The school went up in flames March 15, 2014. Students are currentlyattending school in temporary classrooms in three separate buildings in the community.

Construction ofthe new schoolbegan in July 2015 and is expected to be completed by August 2016.

The total cost of the reconstruction project is estimated at $16,807,377, with $12,043,033 comingfrom the Quebec government,$4,014,344 from the federal government and $750,000 from the Northern Village of Aupaluk.