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Elite private school announced for Annapolis County | CBC News
"Historical connection
The exact location of the school, which will offer Grade 9-12 and cost about $67,000 a year, has yet to be determined, but Ferguson said it has been narrowed down to three sites between Annapolis Royal and Bridgetown. He said it is the first franchise of Gordonstoun.
Ferguson said there is a historical connection between Annapolis County and Gordonstoun. He said the land where the school is located in Scotland was owned by the Gordon clan.
Sir Robert Gordon was made a baronet for Nova Scotia in 1625, four years after Nova Scotia received its charter — a charter that's on display in Annapolis Royal in Fort Anne, Ferguson said.
"[Gordon] received 16,000 acres of shore land in Nova Scotia. So it's a historical connection on the property and that was one of the interesting pieces that came together," he said.
The school is expected to open in 2020, starting with Grade 9 students. It will be built in phases..."
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"A New Brunswick outfit trying to set up a franchise of Scotland’s elite Gordonstoun boarding school in Nova Scotia is suing the Municipality of the County of Annapolis for breach of contract.
E.A. Farren Ltd. made a deal with Annapolis in 2019 where the municipality would borrow $7.2 million to acquire a suitable property for the school, said the statement of claim filed by Bedford lawyer Barry Mason.
Then in July of 2020, the municipality agreed to pay invoices from the company within 20 days, up to a maximum of $7.2 million, to develop and construct the school, said the statement of claim, which notes Annapolis was to be repaid, with interest.
“E.A. Farren was to be given the indefeasible right of use of the lands on which the school was built,” said the statement of claim. “The municipality was to receive a 1.2 per cent economic return commencing on the fourth year of operation on gross revenue from the school and thereafter in perpetuity.”
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Annapolis County to go to Supreme Court over Gordonstoun project | CBC News
"Annapolis County will apply to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to rescind a motion made by the outgoing council.
The motion was made on Nov. 4 and involved a lease agreement and the conveyance of some land to E.A. Farren, the developer behind the Gordonstoun project. The project aims to develop a franchise of an elite private school based in Scotland at the site of the former Upper Clements Park.
The former council has already advanced the developer $1.8 million for the project.
A new council was elected on Oct. 17, but the outgoing council met three times and passed the motion before the new councillors were sworn in on Nov. 10.
In December, the new council fired its chief administrative officer, John Ferguson, and its solicitor.
On Tuesday, the county's new law firm, Cox and Palmer, told councillors that the old council had violated both the Election Act and the Municipal Government Act.
"The former councillors, in effect, purported to unilaterally extend their terms of office beyond what is mandated by the legislation," said Alan Parish, the town's warden. "Failure to observe a statutory requirement [is] a ground upon which a resolution may be quashed."
But Cox and Palmer did not think the motion should be rescinded by Annapolis County Council itself. It instead recommended taking the request to the Supreme Court. Coun. Alex Morrison supported that idea.
"This has concerned citizens and the council for a number of months," said Morrison. "But this issue is not one that council can unilaterally resolve."
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of heading to the Supreme Court.
Councillors have already scheduled an all-day session on Feb. 5 to talk about the Gordonstoun project."
March 30, 2022 report ...
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A New Brunswick outfit trying to set up a franchise of Scotland’s elite Gordonstoun boarding school in Nova Scotia is suing the Municipality of the County of Annapolis for breach of contract.
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