The Vocational Education Act of 1918, called for instruction in industrial, agricultural and commercial subjects and where warranted, the establishment of agricultural and vocational high schools. Named chair of the advisory committee, Fred Magee threw himself into the project. He visualized the new facility to be a centre for community activities. To ensure this, his wife, Myrtle McLeod Magee donated a fifteen acre lot for the new school, while Fred Magee provided $50,000 for a 700 seat auditorium-gymnasium.
Upwards of 1,000 people were in attendance on September 7, 1948, for the official opening of the Regional Memorial School by Lieutenant Governor Hon. D. L. MacLaren. It had been suggested that the new facility might be named in honour of Magee, but he rejected the ide and suggested that the school be dedicated in memory of the fallen in the two world wars.
Dr. George Ernest Bennett (1901–1972) was the first principal of the new school. He formed the Cadet Corps #2335, which held its first parade on December 17, 1948. The Cadet Corps accomplished much more than building leadership and encouraging physical fitness, as it led scores of Regional Memorial School graduates to careers in the Canadian Armed Forces. Under the critical eye of Captain Bennett, the Regional Memorial School Corps achieved first rank standing in the province.
Regional Memorial School was closed in June 1995. In 2004, the facility was acquired by Atlantic Windows who used the main building and industrial arts building as a storage facility. The industrial arts building was demolished in 2013 due to structure deterioration. The school was located at 49 E Main Street.
