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The school closed in the early 1990's; the Ontario school closed in the 1980's, struggling for funds and credibility after a canoeing disaster on Lake Timiskaming where 13 people died of hypthermia. The still operating Alberta School appears to have distanced itself from the use of Corporal Punishment and has responded to the prior neglect of safety on outdoor activities with some safety training Saint John's School of Alberta website . The National Film Board Of Canada produced a documentary about a canoe trip from the school in 1973. The New Boys; a documentary about a school canoe trip A former teacher and assistant headmaster, Kenneth Mackinnon Mealey, of North Bay, Ontario was charged in 2000 with 16 sexual offences, pleaded guilty to 5, dating back to 1982 to 1986 at the school. Apparently the school administration knew about the offences and fired him rather than reporting him CBC television report 12 Oct 2000, accessed 14 Aug 2007 . Two more lawsuits were laid against the Alberta School , but these were not for sex crimes, rather excesses of discipline and injuries suffered within excesses of the outdoor program. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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