New schools, additions coming for Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Stouffville

Funds announced for new French school, as well

Yorkregion.com
Nov. 10, 2015
By Lisa Queen

Three York Region schools are among dozens in Ontario benefiting from almost $500 million in funding announced by the provincial government Monday.

There will be a new E.J. Sand Public School built on Henderson Avenue in Thornhill Markham, which will come with two child care rooms with 39 spaces. The school was built in 1964.

Meanwhile, Charles Howitt Public School in south Richmond Hill is getting a new addition. The school is located on Pearson Avenue and was built in 1952.

Also for Richmond Hill, a new French school will be built by the Conseil scolaire Viamonde, called Academie de la Moraine, boasting three child care rooms for 49 children,

A new elementary school will also be built in Stouffville.

The projects are part of a $498-million investment by the province to build 30 new schools and 26 major additions and renovations, Education Minister Liz Sandals said.

The province is also building 122 licensed child care rooms with 2,135 new spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

“Our government is proud to invest in capital projects that are improving students’ learning environments and increasing access to quality licensed child care. These projects are bringing students and communities together - and, in some cases, reducing the cost of under-used space so we can reinvest savings back into the classroom,” Sandals said in a statement.

The government is providing school boards across the province with more than $11 billion over 10 years to help build new schools in areas of high growth areas, improve the condition of existing schools and boost access to child care, Sandals said.