Howe Sound Secondary is a public Secondary school in Squamish, British Columbia

Squamish, British Columbia

Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...

 part of School District 48 Howe Sound

School District 48 Howe Sound

School District 48 Sea to Sky is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the area known as the Sea to Sky corridor that starts north of Lions Bay to the ski resort area of Whistler. This includes the major centres of Squamish and Pemberton....

. It is the largest school in the district, and is the only school in Squamish to offer grades 10 and 12.

Notable alumni include Neal Kindree (national mountain bike racer); Mike Sweeney

Mike Sweeney (soccer)

Michael "Mike" Sweeney is a former Canadian soccer player.-NASL:In 1980, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League signed Sweeney. He spent three seasons with the Drillers before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 1983 season...

 (played in FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

); and Mike Carney (Olympic ski racer).

History

A new building was erected in the 1950s; the addition was completed in March 1996. The addition has been subject to leaks and rotting since its 1996 construction. In or about the Fall of 1996, following substantial completion, groundwater was leaking into the crawlspace. The Architect and the general contractor reviewed the problem and made recommendations for repair including the installation of a sump pump into the crawlspace. Repairs to the crawlspace were carried out in 1996 and again in 2001. In or about the fall of 1996, water ingress was reported in the drama room. The School Board was advised that there was flashing missing at the brick wall-to-roof interface. The Architect and the general contractor repaired the flashing and no further water ingress was reported in the drama room. In or about October 1997, the Architect and general contractor investigated skylight leaks in the multipurpose room. They concluded that the leaks had been caused by a fire on the roof of the Addition during construction. The Architect and the general contractor resolved this problem, although leaks recurred in 2007. In October 2001, the crawlspace flooded again. The School Board carried out repairs which included removing damaged drywall and installing an additional sump pump. The addition of the second sump pump has resolved the problem of groundwater in the crawlspace.

The Board of School Trustees launched a lawsuit against the architect in 2005, and was subsequently dismissed in 2007.