News release

Schools Receive Capital Repairs Funding for Improvements

Education and Early Childhood Development

NOTE: A list of schools receiving capital repairs funding follows this release.

Forty-three schools across the province are receiving upgrades, repairs, and improvements this year as part of capital repairs funding.

The projects represent an investment of more than $15 million.

"This year our schools have dealt with challenging weather conditions which makes these repairs very important," said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey. "These repairs will help to maintain a high-quality learning environment in our schools, which benefits all of our students, teachers and staff."

School boards have been notified of the schools that have been approved for repairs and are preparing to move forward with renovations.

This year, roof repairs are common due to snow buildup. J.L. Ilsley High School and Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Sr. Elementary School in Halifax, and Riverview High School in Coxheath, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, are an example of schools which will benefit.

Capital repairs projects also include window replacements, upgrades to a teen health centre and cafeteria, paving, boiler replacements and more.

All capital repairs projects must represent improvements to school infrastructure and must have a budget between $150,000 and $1 million in order to be eligible.

The following is a list of schools receiving capital repairs:

  • Astral Drive Junior High School, Dartmouth
  • Baddeck Academy
  • Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Sr. Elementary School, Timberlea, Halifax Regional Municipality
  • Bicentennial School, Dartmouth
  • Brookhouse Elementary School, Dartmouth
  • Central Spryfield School
  • Chester Area Middle School
  • Cobequid Consolidated Elementary School, Old Barns, Colchester Co.
  • Cobequid Educational Centre, Truro
  • Debert Elementary School
  • Digby Elementary School
  • Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy, Liverpool
  • Dr. W. A. MacLeod Elementary School, Stellarton
  • Dwight Ross School, Greenwood, Kings Co.
  • Eastern Shore District High School, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality
  • École des Beaux-Marais, Porters Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality
  • École du Carrefour, Dartmouth
  • École du Grand-Portage, Sackville
  • F. H. MacDonald Elementary School, Thorburn, Pictou Co.
  • Gorsebrook Junior High School, Halifax
  • Halifax West High School
  • Hants East Rural High School, Milford, Hants Co.
  • Hants North Rural High and Kennetcook District Elementary School, Kennetcook, Hants Co.
  • Hebbville Elementary School, Lunenburg Co.
  • Inverness Education Centre Academy
  • J.L. Ilsley High School, Halifax
  • Kingston and District School, Kings County
  • Marion Bridge School, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
  • Mountainview-East Bay Complex, Howie Centre, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
  • New Germany Rural High School, Lunenburg Co.
  • Pictou Academy-Dr. Thomas McCulloch School
  • Riverview High School, Coxheath
  • Ross Road School, Westphal, Halifax Co.
  • Strait Area Education/Recreation Centre, Port Hawkesbury, Inverness Co.
  • Springhill Junior-Senior High School, Cumberland Co.
  • St. Catherine's Elementary School, Halifax
  • St. Mary's Education Centre-Academy, Sherbrooke, Guysborough Co.
  • Sydney Academy
  • Uniacke District School, Mount Uniacke
  • Upper Stewiacke Elementary School
  • Wallace Consolidated Elementary School, Wallace, Cumberland Co.
  • West Kings District High School, Auburn, Kings Co.
  • Weymouth Consolidated School

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