College Heights Secondary Renos Full Speed Ahead

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 07:02 PM

Prince George, B.C. - The Shool District 57 Board has passed all three readings of the Capital Project bylaw to clear the way for construction to start at College Heights Secondary.

The project will cost just over $5 million and will see the highschool get a new music room, new multi purpose room and an expanded library.

The School District raised the money through the sale of out-of-commission school properties and local capital funds. Trustee Lois Boone wanted that point on the record "I think its important that people know this project is not being funded by the Province, it is being entirely financed through the sale of our excess properties."

Trustee Bill Christie wanted to make sure the public is aware is has taken the Province 5 years to approve a project the Board had initially proposed in 2002.

The construction plans have been on the District’s capital plan wish list for nearly 2 decades.

The proposed addition (825m²) and renovated space will be ready in time for the September 2008 school year, construction will start as soon as the tendering process has been completed.

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Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 07:02 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: DPJ on September 25 2007 10:22 PM

BC Government is pathetic in this case

Posted by: camoose on September 25 2007 11:43 PM

Can hardly wait to see how this reno is spun by the three puppets. They will no doubt figure a way to attend the completion of this project as a photo op for something they had nothing to do with. This update to CHSS has been long overdo. Let's just geter done.

Posted by: owl on September 26 2007 1:38 AM

But they did have something to do with it .... it says it took 5 years for approval ... so, the province had to approve it ... if it had not been for them, it would have taken longer ....

;-)

Posted by: lunarguy on September 26 2007 5:46 AM

Just think. That is 5 million dollars taken away from the local school system and for every child in the school district. Other school districts get their school expansions paid for by the province. I guess we got the money for the airport and the promise of a cancer clinic. That 5 million would have gone a long way towards other school improvements in town.

I guess next time we need to elect incompetent board trustees and have our local school staff be incompetent and get money just handed to us instead. ( That was meant as a compliment to the existing people at the Board of Education office who managed to pull this off ! )