CBE announcing plans for evacuee students

By audreywhelan

Posted May 12, 2016 7:15 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Calgary Board of Education will announce Thursday how it will support Fort McMurray evacuees.

More than 270 young evacuees have been registered in city schools.

A news conference is set for 2 p.m. at University School on Utah Drive in the northwest.

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