More than 1,700 new student spaces are being added to the province, with 165 of them going to a West 91大黄鸭 elementary school.
On Friday, May 30, the B.C. Government announced construction started earlier this year on many new classrooms across the province. West 91大黄鸭's Chief Tomat Elementary is one of the schools receiving new spaces of seven new classrooms, totalling 165 new student spaces.
鈥淭he demand for school spaces is growing in communities across B.C., and we鈥檙e working urgently to deliver schools faster,鈥� said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. 鈥淲e鈥檙e working to speed up delivery and our historic capital investments are making real progress across the province, strengthening communities and ensuring students have the schools and classrooms they need to succeed.鈥�
Langley, Abbotsford, qathet (Powell River), Comox, Nanaimo, Pemberton and Prince Rupert are also receiving new student spaces.
The project funded by the province totals $340 million.
