Article content The former Widdifield Secondary School building is being cleared out. The Near North District School Board closed Widdifield last year after trustees decided to reduce its high schools in North Bay to two from three. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Clearing out underway at Widdifield Back to video Widdifield officially closed last June. And last fall students transferred to either West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School or Chippewa Secondary School. Maintenance staff began sorting items for recycling and disposal prior to the holiday break, according to a report from education director Craig Myles.