Keiller Mackay Collegiate Institute
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Keiller MacKay Collegiate Institute (KMCI) was a medium-sized high school
located in Toronto
's west end close to the intersection of Islington Avenue and Highway 401
. When it was open, it was overseen by the Etobicoke Board of Education, which was joined with other school boards in the Toronto area during the city's amalgamation to form what is now the Toronto District School Board
.
KMCI opened its doors in September 1971, and the school's architecture reminds one of a factory - specifically, there is a distinct lack of windows. The school experienced declining enrollment during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and in 1981, the school board decided to close it. The school building was sold to the Catholic School Board (and now houses Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School
), and KMCI closed its doors for the last time at the end of the 1982/83 school year.
The school was named after John Keiller MacKay
, who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
from 1957 to 1963.
The school colours were green and blue, and its mascot
was a Saber-toothed cat
. The school's motto was Manu Forti (Strong Hand).
High school
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located in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's west end close to the intersection of Islington Avenue and Highway 401
Highway 401 (Ontario)
King's Highway 401, also known by its official name as the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway and colloquially as the four-oh-one, is a 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Ontario stretching from Windsor to the Quebec border...
. When it was open, it was overseen by the Etobicoke Board of Education, which was joined with other school boards in the Toronto area during the city's amalgamation to form what is now the Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
.
KMCI opened its doors in September 1971, and the school's architecture reminds one of a factory - specifically, there is a distinct lack of windows. The school experienced declining enrollment during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and in 1981, the school board decided to close it. The school building was sold to the Catholic School Board (and now houses Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School
Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School
Don Bosco Catholic Secondary, formerly Keiller Mackay Collegiate Institute, is a catholic secondary school in Etobicoke in the city of Toronto, Ontario and is located at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Dixon Road. The school is named after Saint John Bosco-History:Don Bosco Catholic...
), and KMCI closed its doors for the last time at the end of the 1982/83 school year.
The school was named after John Keiller MacKay
John Keiller MacKay
Lieutenant Colonel John Keiller MacKay, PC, OC DSO, KStJ, VD, QC , served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963.-Education:...
, who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
from 1957 to 1963.
The school colours were green and blue, and its mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
was a Saber-toothed cat
Saber-toothed cat
Saber-toothed cat or Sabre-toothed cat refers to the extinct subfamilies of Machairodontinae , Barbourofelidae , and Nimravidae as well as two families related to marsupials that were found worldwide from the Eocene Epoch to the end of the Pleistocene Epoch ,...
. The school's motto was Manu Forti (Strong Hand).