A local newspaper reports that Thomson Collegiate has been acquired by the French school board for use as a regional high school. Great news! Apparently the school building will live on, probably in a fully renovated and updated state.

See this brief news article from the Scarborough Mirror, published November 27 2013:
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Architects and TDSB officials have released a YouTube video animation that shows the proposed design for the new Thomson/Bendale school building, expected to open in Fall 2015. View the video on YouTube or see the embedded version, below.

As we announced on our alumni website last November, the final hurdles have been cleared to gain approval for a new collegiate to be built on the Bendale-Thomson-Donwood-Highbrook property. If planning and construction schedules are maintained, the new school will be open for the 2015-2016 academic year. See further details about the Bendale-Thomson Revitalization project on the TDSB web site.

Thomson principal, Soriana Mantini, shared her excitement for the future in a recent interview. However, since this is an alumni newsletter, you may wish to hear first about what will happen to the old school. Soriana was able to bring us up to date on those plans as well, and they may not include demolishing the building.
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