The Conseil scolaire catholique des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR) welcomes more than 5 elementary and secondary students every day. Our 500 elementary schools, 24 secondary schools and 8 alternative education centres are located on a territory covering nearly 3 square kilometres, from Hearst to Temiskaming Shores, including Foleyet, Gogama and Timmins.
When it was created in 1998, our council chose the name “Grandes Rivières” in homage to one of our great local treasures. This name was suggested by Mr. Jos Matko, a school counselor at the time. Our name reminds us of the beauty of the nature that surrounds us, which we must protect.
Our great rivers also have a lot of history! At the end of the XNUMXth century, Sieur d'Iberville traveled on the Abitibi River to reach James Bay. Also, for hundreds of years, the Voyageurs sailed the Missinaibi River, between James Bay and the Great Lakes, for the fur trade. This river is today recognized worldwide for canoe trips.
Today bordered by the majority of the cities of our beautiful region, several rivers crisscross our territory. From Calstock, in the west, to Marten River, in the east, we find:
The emblem of the Conseil scolaire catholique des Grandes Rivières was originally created by Madame Carmel Arsenault, a teacher at the École catholique St-Charles in Timmins. It was modernized in 2010 by Chabo Communications and Design, a Franco-Ontarian creative agency. Our logo represents our local riches:
