The future of the province’s oldest high school is uncertain and whether Victoria High is torn down or upgraded, it will likely mean the end to the century-old steam radiators and boilers.
Zain Jason, the power engineer and custodian at Vic High, is one of the last school steam engineers. He cares for the nearly extinct machinery that heats the building.
The school was opened in 1876 and moved to its current location mere months before the First World War broke out.
“Back in those days, there were a number of people that worked in these rooms at all
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