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AMENITIES AND SERVICES
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New Bay Roberts Public Library
76 Cross Roads
Shawna Mackenzie, Librarian
Phone: (709) 786-9629
HOURS
Tues-Fri 10:30am - 5:00pm and
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sat 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sun & Mon - Closed
The
Bay
Roberts Public Library provides service to the Conception
Bay North area from Clarke's Beach to Upper Island Cove, including
Port-de-Grave. The library occupies 3,250 square feet of space.
It
has six public access terminals, one of which is set up specifically
for the purpose of resume writing. The remaining five terminals
provides the public with access to CD-ROMS and a world of information
through the internet. The library is an important part of the
community and provides residents with all their information and
reading needs.
Bay
Roberts Public Library
Schools
The
town has three large modern schools which boast some of the best
facilities and reputations in the province.
Coley's
Point Primary houses grades K-4. The school has a total of 24.5 educational staff that includes 14 classroom teachers and 4 special services teachers, including a challenging needs teacher. They have specialist teachers in the areas of Reading, Special Education, Physical Education, Music, Learning Resources, and Guidance/Educational Therapy. They have the services of a half time speech language pathologist and access to district hearing and vision itinerants, an educational psychologist, and a primary program specialist. They have the support of two full-time and one half-time student assistants as well as secretarial and caretaker personnel.
Amalgamated
Academy covers grades 5 to 9 with a total of 660 students (with elementary students and
junior high students in separate wings, but sharing facileness
such a labs and gyms) . There are thirty six
full-time and two part-time educational staff, one guidance councilor,
six student assistants, one full time secretary and three maintenance
personnel. In addition to staff based at the school, we have access to
District Office staff including: educational psychologist, speech
pathologist and itinerant teachers for the visually and hearing
impaired.
Ascension
Collegiate houses grades 10-12. Ascension Collegiate offers a wide range of courses and programs for the senior high school student. The School's Mission Statement expresses the goals of the school. The school community is particularly proud of its mathematics, science, and technology programs which are capable of competing with any senior high school in North America. Astros Teams that have brought home numerous trophies and Ascension Alumni have made their mark in all parts of the world.
Churches
The
residents of Bay Roberts follow a variety of Christian Denominations,
and like most Newfoundlanders they are tolerant of people of all
races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds. The following churches,
which support services and activities for their congregations
are found in the community:
"The
Ascension"
St. Matthews |
United
Churches
Central,
Grace, and Trinity
Anglican Churches
St.
Matthew’s, St. John the Evangelist, and St.
Mark's
Pentecostal Church -
Bethel
Roman Catholic Church -
Holy Redeemer
Salvation Army Corps
Seventh
Day Adventist Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints
Victory Christian Centre
Jehovah Witness
The largest Church in the
community is St. Matthew's Anglican Church. With
seating for 1,100, it is considered one of the largest
wooden churches in the province.
Most churches cooperate by
holding ecumenical services on special occasions and distributing
food and clothing for less fortunate families in the community.
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Telephone:
(709) 786-2126 Fax: (709) 786-2128
E-mail: info@bayroberts.com
© 2002, Town of Bay Roberts
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