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June 9, 2026

A bridge to learning for Salmo students!

The new Salmo Elementary School bridge is home! 

Students and staff had initially planned to install the bridge inside the school to be part of our Robin Hood Readathon, but after careful consideration staff determined that it would be safer to install the bridge outdoors instead. So, the wooden structure was stored at Salmo Senior Secondary for the winter.

The bridge project led to some great hands-on learning when a group of students volunteered to sand and stain it and SD8 Operations staff agreed to transport the bridge back to Salmo Elementary to be set up in the playground this spring, where it is now!

Thanks to Wally Huser for the lumber and to Don St. Arsenault for building the bridge and to the school district maintenance crew for transporting the bridge back home to Salmo Elementary. 

The new bridge is loved and appreciated by all! 

 

A group of elementary school students stand on a small wooden bridge with builders and teachers behind them
Elementary school students stand on a wooden bridge in a school yard
Men in safety vests carry a wooden bridge structure into a school yard
Two men unload a wooden bridge structure from a cargo truck
A construction worker poses in a cargo truck
Elementary students sit on a bench built around a tree
A group of elementary school students wearing garbage bags stain a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A group of elementary school students wearing garbage bags stain a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
An elementary student wearing a garbage bag and trucker cap stains a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A blonde elementary student wearing a garbage bag stains a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A brown haired elementary student wearing a garbage bag stains a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A group of elementary school students wearing garbage bags stain a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A group of elementary school students wearing garbage bags stain a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors
A group of elementary school students wearing garbage bags stain a wooden bridge sitting on a tarp in a school area outdoors