Murray Wood: Sunshine sketches of summers past
What are the memories of summers that stick in your mind? Murray Wood ponders how some things will evoke those moments.
Six schools in communities across Saskatchewan will be built or refurbished through $110.5 million in funding announced Tuesday by the Saskatchewan government.
The funding is part of the province’s two-year, $7.5-billion capital plan unveiled May 6.
The projects include:
- A new francophone elementary school in Regina;
- A new school to replace Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche;
- A new K-12 school to replace Blaine Lake Composite School;
- A new K-12 school to combine the elementary and high schools in Lanigan;
- Renovations and an addition to Holy Rosary High School in Lloydminster; and,
- Renovations and an addition to Lloydminster Comprehensive High School.
In addition to those projects, the government also announced education infrastructure plans in the 2020-21 budget. Those include:
- A new joint-use facility with two elementary schools in Regina’s Harbour Landing neighbourhood;
- A new school to consolidate the elementary and high schools in Carrot River;
- Renovations to Yorkton Regional High School;
- Renovations and an addition to John Paul II Collegiate in North Battleford;
- A new elementary school to replace Princess Alexandra, King George and Pleasant Hill elementary schools in Saskatoon;
- A joint-use facility with two elementary schools to replace St. Peter, St. Michael and Imperial schools in Regina;
- A replacement for St. Frances Elementary School in Saskatoon; and,
- Renovations and an addition to Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox.
