capital would be lost, and several Saint John MPs were likely not to support the initiative if the policies recommended by the report were legislated, the government abandoned the commission's report and created an intra-provincial post-secondary commission. Saint John is served by two school boards: Anglophone South School District schools and Francophone Sud School District (based out of Dieppe, New Brunswick) for the city's only Francophone school, Centre-Scolaire-Communautaire Samuel-de-Champlain. Saint John is also home to Canada's oldest publicly funded school, Saint John High School. The other high schools in the city are Harbour View High School, St. Malachy's High School, and Simonds High School. Notable people Louis B. Mayer - Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM), grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick. Walter Pidgeon - Canadian-American actor. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick. Walter Pidgeon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Donald Sutherland - Canadian actor whose film career spans over eight decades. Sutherland was born 17 July 1935, in Saint John, New Brunswick. Twin/sister cities Koper, Slovenia Shantou, Guangdong, China See also List of people from Saint John, New Brunswick Bank of New Brunswick: the first chartered bank in Canada. The Paris Crew: Canada's first international sporting champions (rowing), 1867. Notes References External links 1631 establishments in the French colonial empire Acadian history Cities in New Brunswick Communities in Greater Saint John Conflicts in Nova Scotia Populated coastal places in Canada Populated places established in 1631 New Brunswick populated places on the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) Port cities and towns on the Canadian Atlantic coast