Stanstead College
However, due to the slow sales of shares and low tuition, the stockholders transferred the property of Stanstead Wesleyan College to the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada in December 1876.[6] In addition to providing education to boarding students, Stanstead Wesleyan College served as the local Protestant high school.[12] Working in collaboration with the Town of Stanstead and with grants from the federal and provincial governments, the college opened the Pat Burns Arena in September 2011.[13] In September 2019, the school opened Cowen House, a co-ed Grade 12 residence, with boys and girls living in separate wings with a shared common area.[16] The campus also includes the LeBaron Dining Hall, the W. John Mackay Gymnasium, the Amaron Gymnasium, the Pat Burns Arena, Pierce Hall, Holmes Model School, Centenary Church (purchased by the school in 2015), a health centre, a physio clinic, Alumni House, faculty housing, athletic fields and numerous academic facilities.Despite being a small school, Stanstead College fields a number of interscholastic teams and has achieved success at the regional, provincial and national level.Fall sports offered include ice hockey, soccer, cross-country running, ultimate frisbee, co-ed volleyball, badminton, and outdoor pursuits.