COOK AVE

Cook Avenue School was Rossland’s second school and opened for classes in 1903. It was constructed in lower Rossland in an effort alleviate the overcrowding at Central School. It was named after John Cook who was co-owner of the Rossland townsite in 1894.
The school was enlarged in 1939 but had no rooms for special education classes such as home economics, industrial arts or typing and the library was inadequate. The original portion of the school was demolished in 1956 and replaced by a new classroom wing. The school closed in 2002 with students being transferred to MacLean School. The building was demolished in 2004.