Key Facts

• The Tumbler Ridge secondary school was the site of a mass shooting in February where nine people died, including the shooter.
• The shooter was an 18-year-old former student named Jesse Van Rootselaar, who later died by self-inflicted injury.
• After consulting with survivors, families, and community members, the school board and British Columbia premier agreed to demolish the building.
• The school has been closed since the shooting, and some students have been attending classes in portable buildings.
• The new school will be built in a different location within the mountain town.
• Both the provincial government of British Columbia and the federal Canadian government will fund the new school project.
• Premier David Eby promised a safe and healing place for students to return to school.
• The community has shown strength and resilience in the months following the tragedy.