Prince George School District 57 will be getting some upgrades, thanks to the BC government.
The Ministry of Education is providing $198 million in maintenance and enhancing programs for schools across BC.
“Students deserve to learn in schools that are well maintained and operating the way they should. That’s why we’ve boosted funding to these programs by more than $20 million over last year,” said Education Minister Rob Fleming. “We are supporting B.C. schools with this funding, so students, teachers and school district staff can focus their energy to where it matters most – in the classroom.”
This year the government invested $65 million to fund projects that upgrade a wide range of building systems.
Tim Bennett, SD57 Chairperson, says receiving money for upgrades will benefit sites in the district.
“These projects were submitted as part of our five year capital plan that the board approved in June 2017. This includes safety upgrades and mitigation work at six of our sites, as well as a dust replacement system at Prince George Secondary.”
“This is important work that was going to be done in the district and would have come out of our annual facility grant funding or would have had to come out of a different pool of money. Being able to secure funding from the school enhancement program will mean we can stretch our annual facility dollars that much further.”
PG will receive $930,000 for upgrades.
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