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Government Responds to Infrastructure Needs in Saskatchewan Schools

Released on March 13, 2015

The Government of Saskatchewan has invested $24 million in 2014-15 for preventative and emergency maintenance of Saskatchewan schools.  The funding includes $21 million for the Preventative Maintenance and Renewal Program (PMR) and $3.0 million for the Emergent Funding Program.

“Maintaining our schools to provide safe, welcoming classrooms where our students can thrive is a priority for our government and important for the success of our students,” Education Minister Don Morgan said.  “We continue to work with school divisions on their major capital and maintenance needs to preserve and improve the quality of the learning environments across the province.”

The government’s $21 million commitment to the PMR program allows school divisions to be proactive and timely in responding to their facility needs.  Projects which fall under the program include structural, mechanical and electrical.  In the past two years school divisions used PMR funding to address:
  • roof work in 23 school divisions;
  • mechanical work in 17 school divisions;
  • exterior work to buildings in 13 school divisions;
  • site work in 10 school divisions;
  • electrical work in nine school divisions; and
  • fire and safety work in five school divisions.
In addition to PMR funding, $3.0 million was invested to respond to unforeseen and unexpected issues across the province through the Emergent Funding Program.

In the 2014-15 school year this funding has been accessed by seven school divisions to respond to emergency school facility issues including:
  • $396,240 for Prairie Spirit School Division to address structural issues at Langham Elementary School;
  • $288,619 for Chinook School Division to address structural issues at Leader Composite School; and
  • $272,170 for Living Sky School Division to address roof issues at Connaught Elementary School.
The Government of Saskatchewan has committed approximately $700 million since 2007 to move forward 47 major school capital projects and hundreds of additional smaller school capital projects across the province.  This represents a record high investment in school infrastructure.

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For more information, contact:

Kelly Johnston
Education 
Regina
Phone: 306-787-1069
Email: kelly.johnston@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-533-7506

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