Districts To Get New Buses

Local school districts will be getting extra funding from the province to support facility and bus upgrades.

The Vernon District will get $1,156,686 for four new buses, and system upgrades at Mission Hill (direct digital controls) and Ellison Elementary (mechanical system- heat pumps) schools.

The North Okanagan Shuswap District will get funding for three new buses, as part of 1.1 million dollars.

The Central Okanagan School District will be getting 1.5 million dollars in new funding for seven new buses and a washroom upgrade (phase two) at Mt. Boucherie Secondary.

It’s part of $206 million directed to school districts for energy upgrades, maintenance projects and new buses.

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“For too many years, maintenance projects weren’t funded properly, and now we are providing school districts with increased resources to improve schools for students,” says Education Minister Rob Fleming. “This funding provides better instructional environments for both teachers and learners to focus more of their energies on student success.”