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$8m in renovation funding
will eliminate 20 portables,
add 1,125 classroom seats

Liam Lahey
Contributing Writer

FIVE North Vancouver schools will be expanding
thanks to $8 million in renovation funding

approved by the provincial government.
A announcing the good news at Tuesdav’s North Vancouver District
44 school board meeting sceretary-treasurer Phil Turin said, *... approx
imately 51% of our funding requests have been addressed by the r rovinee.
Five programs in ali have been approved, two of witch are major projects.
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‘The funding will create 1, classroom seats in North Vancouver
schools and chminate : portables,

John Lewis, District 44 director of facilities and: planning
funding will cahance the school constraction progra
We're expes further announcernents (from the provincial govern:
ment} in the spring.”

The five schools thar will see renewations bevin as carly as the spring

erwood Park — approximately $1.6 million awarded: 200 seats or
eight chssroomy added, seven portables climinated: completion date:
spring 2000,
B Upper Lynn ~~ approximately $149 million awarded; 200 seats or
eight classraamy added; tive portables eliminated; completion date: fate
1999 oF carly 2000;
B Capilang clementary -- approximately $2.4 million awarded, 200 seats
ght classroonn added, two portables climinated; completion date:
ber 2000,
secondary school -— approximately $2.03 million awarded; 350
seatsor 10 classrooms added: «iy portables eliminated: completion date:
september 2000,
ye approxinuteby SE.2 million awarded; 150 seats
or six classroons added: three portables eliminated; completion date: fall
1999 or spring 2000.

But funding for Sutherland secondary, Lonsdale elementary and
Seveove sccomlary school was turned down,

“Sevcove is accombined enrolment, we asked tor (funding for) 225
seats... there's a good chance they (the provincial government) ran out
of mon Lewis said.

“We'll include Sevcove in our June submission.”

Lewis speculated that Lonsdale elementary’s request for $2.76 million
was turned down because its enrolment dipped

“As for Sutherland secondary, we requested 9 million. That school
has exceeded its capacity by 300 students .... fs possible Sutherland was
not approved because Argyle was.”

Lewis said the board will now begin reviewing architectural compa-
nies. Construction on all five projects could begin within four to. six
nonths.

SHERWOOD Park school principal Ann Tarves and Grade 5 stu-
dents (frorit to back) Venancia George, Joey Vineze and Tristin
Hansell are happy that new classrooms are planned.

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