Three new schools slated for far-flung Edmonton suburbs; existing school being expanded
EDMONTON – The Alberta government will build three schools in Edmonton — in the rapidly growing Summerside, Ambleside and Lewis Farms neighbourhoods — along with expanding the existing Lillian Osborne High School.
“One of the cornerstones of our Building Alberta Plan is education and preparing our kids for their future,” Premier Alison Redford said Monday in a news release. “Last spring, I committed to building 50 schools and modernizing 70 others and that is exactly what we are doing. Before the month is over, all of those projects will be underway.”
The new schools — to address enrolment pressures in growing communities — will create more than 3100 new student spaces. The projects include:
– new kindergarten to Grade 9 school for Summerside, benefiting as many as 750 Edmonton Catholic Separate School District students;
– a new kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Windermere (in Ambleside), benefiting as many as 900 Edmonton Public School District students;
– a new junior high school in Lewis Farms, benefiting as many as 900 Edmonton Public School District students; and,
– a new 600-student space expansion to Lillian Osborne High School in southwest Edmonton.
“Our commitment to build state-of-the-art schools in communities across Alberta is critical to achieving the goals of Inspiring Education,” Education Minister Jeff Johnson said in the release. “We are putting students first by making smart and strategic investments in their education. These new schools will help ensure that every student can reach their full potential.”
Source: EdmontonJournal.com
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