WINNIPEG – Manitoba schools will get an influx of funding to upgrade their facilities.
The province announced it will commit $57.5 million to finance 59 crucial infrastructure renewal projects.
“Our ongoing investment in school infrastructure will strengthen buildings and improve accessibility so that Manitoba students can receive a quality education for generations to come,” said Education and Training Minister Kelvin Goertzen in a statement.
The funding will go towards structural repairs, roof replacements, new mechanical systems and accessibility projects for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools across the province.
Approximately $15.5 million will go towards roofing projects, $17 million for mechanical system replacements, $14.4 million for structural upgrades and $10.6 million will fund other projects.
One of the biggest projects will take place at Sisler High School in Winnipeg, where the province will fund $7 million worth of improvements, including a 4,000-sq.-ft. addition with three new classrooms, a new elevator, a roof replacement on two wings and a new steam heating system. Construction is scheduled to begin this spring.
MacKenzie Middle School in Dauphin will also see major upgrade funding, with $4 million going towards modernizing a 60-year-old wing with a roof replacement, a new mechanical heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system and a foundation upgrade.
The Public Schools Finance Board plans to complete the projects within a timeframe of six to 24 months following the award of tenders and start of construction.
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