Thames Valley school board gets additional funding to expand Eagle Heights
CBC
The Thames Valley District School Board will receive $9.2 million in funding from the Ontario government to further expand Eagle Heights Public School.
The Ministry of Education approved the tender to provide space for an additional 300 students, along with renovations to increase the school's library and administration area, the board announced Friday.
"Thames Valley District School Board is grateful to the Ministry of Education for supporting the Eagle Heights Public School expansion project," said Mark Fisher, director of Education.
The elementary school, which has students from kindergarten to Grade 8, was originally built for 680 students. Due to London's rapid growth in recent years, it currently accommodates more than 1,000 students, and requires 18 portable classrooms.
"This much-needed renovation will help address enrolment pressure facing schools in West London due to unprecedented growth in the city," Fisher said.
The school board held public sessions to inform the community about the architectural designs for the project last year.
"The funding for a new addition and internal renovations at Eagle Heights Public School in London is great news for our community," said Rob Flack, MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London. "This investment will ensure families and students have access to a quality learning environment in the years ahead."
The project is estimated to finish up by January 2025, pending Ministry and municipal approvals.
"As one of the fastest growing communities in the board, we look forward to welcoming new families and introducing them to the many unique programs we offer in Thames Valley," said Fisher.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians Thursday as he marks his last full day in office.
The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs says about 80 per cent of volunteer firefighters in the territory are wearing expired protective equipment, putting them in danger and in violation of occupational health and safety regulations when they respond to emergencies.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will be given a new portfolio in Mark Carney's cabinet, a source with knowledge of the decision told Radio-Canada.
The Alberta government has suspended a loan program at Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative, the province's largest cattle financing cooperative, after an inspection alleged a number of financial mismanagement and regulatory issues.
If you look up at the sky late, late Thursday in the Toronto area, there's a chance you'll be able to see a total lunar eclipse and what's called a blood moon.
When wintertime calls, go where it's warm.
Colby Leamon had lost a close family member, and was looking for a dog to provide emotional support.
The cost of a 24-pack of beer could increase $3 to $5 because of 25 per cent tariffs on aluminum exported to the United States, according to a craft brewery in northern Ontario.
Fire tore through a seafood processing plant in Cape John, N.S., on Wednesday night.
Another of New Brunswick's new municipal councils has become embroiled in drama and bitter conflict.
Tardiness is nothing new at Via Rail, but late arrivals are reaching historic levels in a key corridor since passenger trains have been forced to slow down at hundreds of rail crossings operated by CN Rail.
Walmart Canada will stop selling machetes — a type of weapon frequently used in violent crimes — in stores across the country, after Manitoba's government pressured the retailer to restrict online sales.
The parents of two 15-year-old girls at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon say they went to police and the school multiple times between June and August 2024 with concerns about escalating online threats from the student now accused of setting one of the girls on fire in a school hallway.