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Event Details
Photo Day with Mountain West
All Day
School & Student
All students will be getting their individual photos taken by Mountain West Studios
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Event Details
Provincial Pro D Day
All Day
Non-Instructional Day (Board), Non-Instructional Day
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Event Details
Remembrance Day
All Day
Statutory Holiday (Board), Statutory Holiday
