Released on November 30, 2001
Teachers, students, parents and community members in Prince Albert havemuch to celebrate today. Planning is underway for renovations and a major
expansion of St. Mary High School.
"Prince Albert is a vibrant and growing community," Education Minister Jim
Melenchuk said. "We are very pleased to be able to support the expansion
to accommodate increased student population at St. Mary High School."
Saskatchewan Education will provide $100,000 for project planning this
year. Funding for construction will be committed in 2002 once the scope of
the project, cost estimates and preliminary plans are developed. Planning
and design work will begin immediately.
Saskatchewan Education and the Separate School Division will share the cost
of the school addition and renovation estimated to be $7.5 to $8 million.
Once the expansion is complete, the school will provide space for more than
800 grade nine to grade twelve students.
"This project demonstrates the government's commitment to work with school
divisions to provide students with comfortable and well-equipped learning
facilities," Melenchuk said.
"This announcement takes us one step closer to achieving our goal of
addressing our highest-priority school construction projects."
"On behalf of my fellow board members, we are truly thankful to Minister
Melenchuk for his leadership and his understanding of our situation,"
Prince Albert Separate School Board Chair Cindy Gee said. "We also thank
Saskatchewan Education for its recognition and support of a worthwhile and
timely project for us and the children of our school division."
With the $29.2 million in the Department of Education capital budget,
including $5 million from the Centenary Fund, approximately 125-135 school
construction, renovation or upgrading projects will be funded this year.
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For more information contact:
Jacquie McLean Cal Kirby
Education Education
Regina Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5609 Phone: (306) 787-6040