The Pembina Trails School Division has revealed two new school names.

Earlier in the year, students and community members raised concerns about the name of Ryerson school, as the original namesake, Edgerton Ryerson, was an architect of the residential school program.

As part of their continued journey and quest for healing along the path to truth and reconciliation, the Pembina Trails School Division has renamed Ryerson Elementary School "Prairie Sunrise School."

The division says Prairie Sunrise School represents not just a break from a dark and painful history, it symbolizes a fresh new beginning for Pembina Trails families.  

Meanwhile, a kindergarten to grade eight school that is currently under construction in Bison Run, one of the Waverly West communities, will be named Bison Run School.

Construction of Bison Run School is expected to be completed by January 2023.