VICTORIA – The following are the facts on the Province’s
seismic upgrade program for B.C. schools:
- In 2005, government announced a 15-year,
$1.5-billion program to seismically upgrade B.C. schools and remains
committed to that program.
- To date, 25 school seismic upgrades have been
completed, 27 more are under construction and another 22 schools have
received approval to proceed to construction.
- From 2001 to 2007, more than $397 million was
invested in seismic upgrading of schools in 37 school districts in B.C.
- Every year, the Province also provides a total of
$5 million to districts in seismic-designated zones to complete
“non-structural” seismic work. This includes work such as attaching cabinets
to walls, covering some windows with protective film and securing lights.
- Seismic safety is also a key component of
government’s revitalization of school infrastructure. Each of the 67 new
schools built since 2001 are modern, safe seismically-sound buildings.
- Since 2001, the Province has spent $1.3 billion
to complete 67 new and replacement schools, 147 additions and 25
renovation projects.
25 seismic projects are
complete:
- Frank Hurt Secondary in Surrey
- Captain James Cook Elementary (phase 1) in Vancouver
- Westwood Elementary in Coquitlam
- Gordon Head Middle in Victoria
- Langley Fine Arts School (phase 1 and 2) in Langley
- Senator Reid Elementary in Surrey
- Pleasantside Elementary in Coquitlam
- Monterey Middle in Victoria
- Highland Secondary in the Comox Valley
- École Robb
Road
(phase 1 and 2) in the Comox
Valley
- Burnsview Secondary in Delta
- Gold River
Secondary in Gold
River
- Delview Secondary in Delta
- Devon Gardens Elementary in Delta
- Charles Dickens Elementary in Vancouver
- Fort Langley
Elementary in Langley
- Ellendale Elementary in Surrey
- John Norquay Elementary in Vancouver
- Seaview Community in Coquitlam
- Meadowbrook Elementary in Coquitlam
- Carihi Secondary in Campbell River
- École Des Deux Mondes Elementary in Campbell River
- Eagle View Elementary in Vancouver
Island North
- Simon Fraser Elementary in Vancouver
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary in Vancouver
27 projects are under
construction:
- Chilliwack Central Community Elementary
- W.J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford
- William A. Fraser Middle in Abbotsford
- Porter
Street
Elementary in Coquitlam
- Mount Douglas Secondary in Victoria
- Sunshine Hills Elementary in Delta
- Vancouver Technical Secondary in Vancouver
- Stelly's Secondary in Saanich
- Belmont Elementary in Langley
- Green Timbers Elementary in Surrey
- Port Guichon Elementary in Delta
- Trafalgar Elementary in Vancouver
- Walter Moberly Elementary in Vancouver
- Baker
Drive
Elementary in Coquitlam
- Canyon Heights
Elementary in North Vancouver
- Carisbrooke Elementary in North Vancouver
- Maquinna Elementary in Alberni
- Southgate Middle School
in Campbell River
- KB Woodward Elementary in Surrey
- Sullivan Elementary in Surrey
- Mountainview Montessori in Surrey
- Ideal Mini School in Vancouver
- Anmore Elementary in Coquitlam
- Margaret Jenkins Elementary in Victoria
- Prospect Lake Elementary in Saanich
- Pauline Haarer Elementary in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
- Peterson
Road
Elementary in Langley
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