“I’m very pleased to announce under our school enhancement program $45 million dollars that’s going to be going out to all of the School Districts in the province of British Columbia. Every School District is going to be receiving a part of that.”
Cariboo schools included in Education Minister Mike Bernier’s announcement Thursday are:
- School District 28
-more than $815,000 will go towards an addition of a biomass heating plant and boiler replacement at Correlieu Secondary School in Quesnel as well as another $225,000 for electrical upgrades
- School District 27
–Dog Creek Elementary School and Likely Elementary School: Heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) upgrades at each school – totalling $146,073 in provincial funding.
–Cataline Elementary School in Williams Lake: Fire protection upgrade, $175,000 in provincial funding.
“Through the School Enhancement Program, these three schools will receive much-needed improvements that will benefit students, teachers and staff,” Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett said. “This is another example of how schools and students continue to benefit from B.C.’s balanced budget.”
This year’s $45-million School Enhancement Program builds on last year’s $35-million Routine Capital Program investment, which supported 109 school improvement projects throughout the province.
The projects have to be substantially complete by March 31, 2017.
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