Fort William Collegiate Institute

Fort William Collegiate Institute (FWCI) was a collegiate institute operated by the Lakehead District School Board in Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1907 to 2005.[1] The school's teams were called the "FW Blue Bears". The building was granted Historical Heritage Site status in 1983, and was designated a historic building on May 15, 1983.

Fort William Collegiate Institute
Address
512 Marks Street South

Thunder Bay
,
Ontario

Canada
Information
TypeHigh school
MottoAgimus Meliora
Established1907
Closed2005
School districtLakehead District School Board
Grades9–12
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Blue and Gold         
MascotBlue Bear
Team nameFW Blue Bears

History

During its many years of operation, the Fort William Collegiate Institute went through various additions and renovations. The original building, which was eight or ten classrooms, underwent massive reconstruction in 1918. A second addition was constructed in 1925, and a third in 1970.

In 1986, the Secondary School Board recommended that the Fort William Collegiate Institute be closed after the school year finished. The school would not end up closing as dominant groups in Thunder Bay were sending their children to the collegiate and their pressure, along with the mystique of the school, made its closure all but impossible. In 2005, due to high school enrollment decreasing throughout Thunder Bay, the Lakehead District School Board advised the school be closed. It was decided that two high schools in the South Ward, Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute and Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute, instead of three would be sufficient to handle the students. It was recommended that Fort William Collegiate Institute close due to the costly repairs and renovations it would require to function, and has been closed since the 2004–2005 school year.

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See also

References
  1. https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/HistoryHeritageandRecords/Fort-William-Collegiate-Institute.pdf

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