Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
Location
180 Southgate

,
British Columbia
,
Canada
Coordinates55°07′26″N 121°00′06″W / 55.1238°N 121.0016°W / 55.1238; -121.0016
Information
School typePublic, secondary school
Founded1982
School boardSchool District 59 Peace River South
PrincipalStacie Deeley
Staff20
Grades7–12
Enrollment191[1] (2025–26)
ColoursNavy and White
SportsBasketball, Volleyball, Track and Field
MascotKodiak
Team nameKodiaks
Websitetrss.sd59.bc.ca

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School (TRSS) is a public secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. TRSS is operated by School District 59 Peace River South and is the designated secondary school for the town's primary school. TRSS is a participant in the school district's International Student Study Program.[2] For the 2025–26 school year, the school has an enrollment of 191 students from grades 7 to 12.[1]

On February 10, 2026, a former student opened fire at the school with a modified handgun and a long gun after killing her mother and step-brother at their home in Tumbler Ridge.[3][4][5] The shooting resulted in the deaths of five students and an education assistant at the school and injuries to 27 other people, before the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[6][7][8][9]

On February 16, the school announced that students would be returning to school in "portable facilities" and will have trauma experts on site.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tumbler Ridge Secondary Contextual Information". Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  2. ^ "Tumbler Ridge". Study Northern BC. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Morris, Jim; Gillies, Rob (February 11, 2026). "Shooter in Canada kills 9 people and injures 25 others at a school and home". AP News. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  4. ^ "LIVE: Teacher, five students among those killed, Shooter identified, Tumbler Ridge shooting victim 'fighting for her life'". Vancouver Sun. February 11, 2026. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  5. ^ "Police name suspect and release details after Tumbler Ridge shootings". BBC News. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  6. ^ Stevis-Gridneff, Matina; Isai, Vjosa; Baskar, Pranav (February 11, 2026). "Canada Updates: Police Identify Suspect in Mass Shooting". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  7. ^ "More details issued about the victims". BBC News. February 11, 2026. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  8. ^ Judd, Amy (February 10, 2026). "Tumbler Ridge B.C. School Shooting: 10 Dead Including Shooter, 27 Injured". Global News. Archived from the original on February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  9. ^ "Canada shooting latest: Nine killed and 25 injured in shootings at school and home in Tumbler Ridge". BBC News. February 11, 2026. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  10. ^ "School portables arriving in preparation for classes to resume in Tumbler Ridge, B.C." CTV News. The Canadian Press. February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  11. ^ Farrell, Jack (February 14, 2026). "Supporting Tumbler Ridge community. The letter explained". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved February 15, 2026.