Nova Scotia is putting an additional $64.2 million into its five-year school capital plan. 

The updated 2020-2025 plan released Tuesday includes 23 new and ongoing school construction and renovation projects for a total value of $475.5 million. 

“We are building modern schools to serve Nova Scotia students, teachers and communities,” said Education Minister Zach Churchill in a news release. 

“While COVID-19 has impacted construction costs globally, we know these investments will have a positive, long-term impact on our education system and communities.”

Projects benefiting from increased funding include:

•  the new pre-primary to grade 8 elementary school, Bedford Ravines, and new grade 9 to 12 high school, Bedford High, that are co-located to use shared heating and kitchen space
• adjusting the size of the new J.L. Ilsley High School in Spryfield to accommodate population growth and changes in grade configuration
• the additional gymnasium and theatre for Breton Education Centre in New Waterford
• adding classrooms and other educational spaces at École acadienne de Pomquet, part of a larger project with the federal government and the community that includes a new community centre
• adding a community theatre to Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater, complementing the recently completed renovations at the site
•  shared school bus and vehicle maintenance facility depot on the South Shore serving multiple departments

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