4 ~ Sunday, July 27, 1997 -- North Shore News

Schools snag expansion cash

By Robert Galster

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com
MORE than $20 mil-
tion has been ear-
marked for the upgrad-
ing and expansion of
several North Shore
schools,

“KEN ‘Haycock oe Pleased

with, government's deci-:

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The Ministry of Education
decision lifts a freeze placed
on all capital projects in 1996
as part of thac year’s provincial
budget.

West) Vancouver School
District 45 received the bulk
of the funds to expand both
West Vancatuver ($7.2 mil-
lion) and Sentinel ($6.4 mil-
lion) secondary schools,

‘The Sentinel project's can-
struction portion of $6 mil-
lion has yet to be finalized
with $400,000 covering only
the planning stage.

District 45 Trustee Ken
Haycock, said a condition of
releasing the finds for the
Project was a guarantee that
the schools operate on an
extended day schedule,

“We're very pleased the
money ‘has been’ released,”
said Haycock, “We've been

working “on: this for some

West Varicouver secondary
work’ will start immediately
and will see the . school's
capacity grow from the exist-
ing 950 students to 1,100,
The’ Seittinel expansion will
eventually see its capacity
grow to 1,200 students from
the present 850.

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District 44 has also received
$2.99 inillion for the expan-
sion of Handsworth see:
ondary school, ‘The project
will see the construction ofan
addition chat will raise the
school’s capacity from the
current 1,000 Students to
1,200.

A further 200 students will
be accommodated with the
school’s extended day sched-
ule,

In addition, minor projects
totalling $2 09 million in
West Vancouver and $2.9 mil-
lion in North Vancouver were
also approved,

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