 A Catholic School (k–9) is named after the patron saint of Canada, St. George; after grade 9 the students attend the McLurg High School.Wilkie was the site of the controversial murder of Tracy Latimer, a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, on October 24, 1993.Her father, Robert Latimer, killed her via carbon monoxide poisoning at the Latimer family farm near Wilkie, wanting to end her suffering.