The Vernon School District is getting a financial boost to support maintenance upgrades.
School District 22 will receive $1.15 million, with $870,000 for HVAC upgrades at Ellison Elementary and $288,000 to upgrade HVAC system controls at Seaton Secondary, as requested by the district in their five year capital plan.
“Ellison was the board’s No. 1 priority under that (school enhancement) category,” said Sterling Olson, district secretary-treasurer.
Funding requested for Seaton was the district’s top priority in the carbon neutral capital plan.
“We got funding for both of our top priorities in each category,” Olson said. “It’s a great way to provide funding for our projects.”
In total, the province is funding 176 projects for $82.5 million dollars.
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“Increasing the funding to these programs is the first step to address the backlog of school maintenance in this province,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said in a statement Tuesday.
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