On June 24, 2019, a public consultation in Cape St. George was held to consult and to present the results of the structural survey of the Notre-Dame-du-Cap School building at 882 Oceanview Road. The school community expressed its views on what it wanted for the future of their school: to restore the original building to reopen in September 2020.
Following this public consultation, the Board of Trustees of the Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (CSFP) held a special meeting on June 26, during which the following resolution was adopted:
Resolution/CSFP/26 June2019/958
That the CSFP mandate the Director of Education to communicate to the Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Ministry of Transportation and Works:
- That the CSFP wish to return to the "blue" building, located at 882 Oceanview Drive, in Cape St. George, by September 2020 ;
- That all repairs indicated in the Anderson firm's report dated May 31, 2019 be carried out ;
- That all approved major renovation projects be completed at the same time ;
- That all costs of all repairs be assumed by the Ministry of Transportation and Works ;
- That all these repairs be carried out so that the final result of the school is safe according to the standards of the construction code for school buildings in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This resolution was shared on June 27, during a meeting held between the CSFP, the Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Ministry of Transportation and Works.