Approved Capital Projects Will Improve Schools for Students

The Ministry of Education and Child Care recently announced that School District 72 will receive $2.3 million in funding for school capital projects identified on the district's five-year capital plan request.

The approved projects include: heating and ventilation upgrades at Quadra Elementary School, Sayward Elementary School, and Southgate Middle School; a roofing upgrade at Southgate Middle School; electrical charging stations at Cortes Island School, Sayward Elementary and the maintenance yard; and two new school buses.