KILWORTH, ONT. — A cash injection of $1.6 billion from the provincial government will be going towards 79 school construction projects across Ontario.
The investments will create more than 29,000 new student spaces and over 1,900 licensed child care spaces, a release notes.
The funding announcement was made in the London area, which is receiving $285 million to build seven new schools and expand two existing ones.
These projects will provide over 5,300 student spaces and 362 licensed child care spaces, including:
- $100 million for a new Catholic secondary school in the southwest area of London for 1,999 students.
- $33.9 million for a new southeast London Catholic elementary school for 655 students and 88 licensed child care spaces.
- $19.7 million for an expanded replacement St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School in Lucan for 424 students.
- $24.2 million for a new French-language Catholic elementary school in London for 458 students and 88 licensed child care spaces.
- $43.6 million for a new construction replacement for Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas, for 703 students and 88 licensed child care spaces.
- $19.1 million for an addition at Parkview Public School in Komoka for 225 additional student spaces.
- $6.8 million for an addition to West Nissouri Public School for 207 additional student spaces.
- A joint-use elementary school site for the Thames Valley District School Board and the Conseil scolaire Viamonde, consisting of:
- $22.2 million for a new Talbotville Elementary School for 412 students and 49 licensed child care spaces.
- $15.6 million for the new École élémentaire publique St. Thomas for 262 students with 49 licensed child care spaces.
The new projects build on other local school infrastructure work currently underway, such as the new Kilworth Catholic Elementary School site for 424 students and 88 licensed child care spaces in the London District Catholic School Board, the release notes.
Two new elementary schools in London, Northwest Public School and White Pine Public School, also celebrated their official opening in September.
