North Hastings High School has been completing repairs on their heating system, which broke down this past weekend due to extreme cold conditions.
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Superintendent of Business Services Bryce Wilson said the temperature caused a problem with the propane supply, and the school had to be closed down on Monday for repairs.
Wilson said there is still an issue in a few classrooms that have pipes set along the exterior walls, which froze up.
He said they’ve come up with temporary solutions for eight classrooms, but longer-term fixes will be needed and the board is looking at options.
In the meantime, the school has reopened and final student assessments are continuing on a revised schedule.
He said the boilers have been replaced in the last ten years, so they still have lots of useful life, but some of the other infrastructure in the school is much older.
He added that larger-scale projects are more ideal to complete in the summer when the building is not in use and the heating is not needed.
Overall, Wilson said he commends the maintenance team for working diligently on fixing the system, and the teaching staff for being so flexible in accommodating a revised exam schedule.
