Students and parents rally to rebuild school destroyed by fire [Video]

Port Coquitlam parents are putting pressure on the province to rebuild Hazel Trembath Elementary School.

On Tuesday, well over 100 parents and students held a rally on the now-empty school grounds, which was attended by all of Port Coquitlam’s council and several Coquitlam School Board members.

Anand Kanna, an alumnus and parent of a student at the element, led the crowd with “Rebuild Hazel” chants.

“This was not simply a place to learn. This was a place to grow,” Kanna said. “We need it back. . . . The anchor of our community is gone.”

WATCH | Community rallies to rebuild elementary school: A rally took place on Tuesday at the former site of the Hazel Trembath Elementary School in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The school was destroyed by a fire last October. As CBC’s Caroline Chan reports, students and parents want to know from the province when their beloved school will be rebuilt again.

Hazel Trembath Elementary was …