By MEAGAN ALBRECHTSON, 24 HOURS
2008 March 4
Kindergarten classes will resume today for students at Carleton Elementary School in East Vancouver after a fire nearly destroyed their building late Saturday night.
"A lot of work's being done in terms of getting things back to normal," said Clarence Hansen, chair of the Vancouver School Board. New furniture was being brought in yesterday to fill the two empty classrooms that were undamaged in the blaze, and Hansen said there is still enough space to accommodate the 40 students.
Tom McEwan, deputy chief of the Vancouver Fire Department, said the fire is still under investigation but that it is suspicious in nature and being referred to arson investigators.
Hansen said the fire has been "a big shock for the school and the community," and that it will take some time before the heritage building is restored.
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