Released on July 2, 2002
Construction on the second phase of an addition at Marshall School maybegin as soon as the fall, and will be completed in time for the 2003-04
school year.
"We are investing in students, in schools and in the future of
Saskatchewan," Learning Minister Jim Melenchuk said. "Marshall Elementary
School has served students very well for close to 50 years. However, the
time has come to upgrade this school and provide a more modern educational
facility."
The older, two-storey section of the school will be demolished and
replaced. Phase one of this project included relocatable classrooms and a
resource room, and was completed in 2000. Phase two will include new
classrooms to enhance the Fine Arts and other Practical and Applied Arts
programs, mechanical work and tutorial space as well as renovations to
existing administrative space. Construction costs for Phase two will be
determined in the next few months and will be shared by Saskatchewan
Learning and the Battle River School Division.
"This project is part of the government's commitment to invest in modern,
well-equipped learning facilities for Saskatchewan students," Melenchuk
added.
With $40 million in the Department of Learning capital budget for schools,
approximately 140 school construction, renovation and upgrading projects
will be funded in communities around the province this fiscal year. An
additional $20 million over four years is available for school facilities
from the Centenary Fund, which was announced in 2000.
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For more information, contact:
Jacquie McLean
Saskatchewan Learning
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5609