The River East Transcona School Division’s insurance company is accusing firefighters of doing a shoddy job of putting out a 2022 blaze that broke out at an elementary school and was rekindled multiple times after the initial 911 response. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * The River East Transcona School Division’s insurance company is accusing firefighters of doing a shoddy job of putting out a 2022 blaze that broke out at an elementary school and was rekindled multiple times after the initial 911 response. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? The River East Transcona School Division’s insurance company is accusing firefighters of doing a shoddy job of putting out a 2022 blaze that broke out at an elementary school and was rekindled multiple times after the initial 911 response.

Westview School reopened to students and staff in January after nearly two years of disruption to in-person learning and extensive restoration. This fall marks the first regular back-to-school season for the community since 2021, owing to the fallout of an accidental fire and satellite campus created in response. “This was a very, very difficult time for the students and families of Westview — to know that you can’t go to school the next day that you’d been at the day before, that’s difficult for students,” said Sandra Herbst, superintendent of the Winnipeg-based division.

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