School Division Votes On Sale Of Shuttered Schools
After a longer than normal in-camera session the Prairie South School Division (PSSD) board of trustees made decisions regarding two surplus properties the division owns. The decisions were made Friday morning at a special meeting of the trustees.
One property - the former Westmount School - sale was approved for $605,000.
The other property - the former Empire School - had an offer of $550,000. The board voted to receive and file the report.
There was no public discussion by the board on the proposed sales.
The two former schools became surplus after the opening of the new South Hill Joint Use School in September 2025.
The students who had been attending the Empire and Westmount schools now attend the South Hill Joint Use School - PSSD’s school is called Coteau Hills Elementary School.
The two offers came from Royal LePage Realty on behalf of an unnamed buyer. There was no information what the prospective buyer(s) planned to do with the properties.
Westmount School
Trustees voted in favour to accept a $605,000 offer so long certain conditions are met.
Those conditions are conditional on satisfactory building, mechanical and electrical, roof and sewer inspections, environmental site analysis, a satisfactory building condition report and approval of satisfactory rezoning from the City of Moose Jaw.
Report to the board of trustees outlining the offer and conditions for the sale of Westmount School
The possession date is June 12, 2026.
The move to sell the property has been approved by the sale and the use of a realtor on July 24, 2025.
The sale was recommended by Administration.
Empire School
A report outlining a proposed sale of the former Empire School was received and filed on a motion put forward by Trustee Patrick Boyle.
Administration had recommended to the board that they accept the offer.
The former Empire School now sits vacant - MJ Independent photo
The sale was contingent on the exact same sale conditions as Westmount School.
“The offer is conditional on satisfactory building and sewer inspections, gas line report, building appraisal, a Phase 1 environmental site analysis and approval of satistactory rezoning from the City of Moose Jaw,” the report read.
Report to the board of trustees outlining the offer and conditions for the sale of Empire School
The reports for both properties do not indicate what zoning the proposed buyer is looking for from the City of Moose Jaw.