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For The Record

SCHOOL SEISMIC MITIGATION PROGRAM

Sept. 21, 2009
Ministry of Education
 
Letters to the Editor
Opinion Editorials
  • In 2005, the Province announced a $1.5 billion, 15-year program to seismically upgrade B.C. schools and we remain committed to that program.
  • To date, 118 schools are complete, under construction or approved to proceed to construction: 45 school seismic upgrades have been completed, 39 more are under construction and another  34 schools have received approval to proceed to construction.
  • From 2001 to 2008, more than $412 million was spent on seismic upgrading of schools in 37 school districts in B.C.
  • Over the past 5 years, the Province has provided a total of $ $25 million to districts in seismic-designated zones to complete non-structural seismic work, including attaching cabinets to walls, covering some windows with protective film and securing lights.
  • Each of the 75 new and replacement schools built since 2001 are modern, safe, seismically-sound buildings.
  • Since 2001, the Province has spent more than $1.5 billion to complete 75 new and replacement schools, 147 additions, 26 renovation projects and 20 site acquisitions across British Columbia.

45 seismic projects are complete:

  1. Anmore Elementary in Coquitlam
  2. Burnsview Secondary in Delta
  3. Captain James Cook Elementary (phase 1 and 2) in Vancouver
  4. Carihi Secondary in Campbell River
  5. Charles Dickens Elementary in Vancouver
  6. Delview Secondary in Delta
  7. Devon Gardens Elementary in Delta
  8. Dr. F.D. Sinclair Elementary in Surrey
  9. Eagle View Elementary in Vancouver Island North
  10. École Des Deux Mondes Elementary in Campbell River
  11. École Robb Road (phase 1 and 2) in the Comox Valley
  12. Ellendale Elementary in Surrey
  13. Fort Langley Elementary in Langley
  14. Frank Hurt Secondary in Surrey
  15. Gold River Secondary in Gold River
  16. Gordon Head Middle in Victoria
  17. Green Timbers Elementary in Surrey
  18. Highland Secondary in the Comox Valley
  19. Ideal Mini School in Vancouver
  20. John Norquay Elementary in Vancouver
  21. KB Woodward Elementary in Surrey
  22. Langley Fine Arts School (phase 1 and 2) in Langley
  23. Margaret Jenkins Elementary in Victoria
  24. Meadowbrook Elementary in Coquitlam
  25. Monterey Middle in Victoria
  26. Mount Douglas Secondary in Victoria
  27. Mountainview Montessori Elementary in Surrey
  28. Parkland Elementary in Coquitlam
  29. Pauline Haarer Elementary in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
  30. Pinewood Elementary in Delta
  31. Pleasantside Elementary in Coquitlam
  32. Port Guichon Elementary in Delta
  33. Porter Street Elementary in Coquitlam
  34. Prospect Lake Elementary in Saanich
  35. Rochester Elementary in Coquitlam
  36. Seaview Community in Coquitlam
  37. Senator Reid Elementary in Surrey
  38. Simon Fraser Elementary in Vancouver
  39. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary in Vancouver
  40. Stelly’s Secondary in Saanich
  41. Sullivan Elementary in Surrey
  42. Sunshine Hills Elementary in Delta
  43. Vancouver Technical Secondary in Vancouver
  44. Westwood Elementary in Coquitlam
  45. William A. Fraser Middle in Abbotsford

39 Projects are under construction:

  1. Baker Drive Elementary in Coquitlam
  2. Belmont Elementary in Langley
  3. Brantford Elementary in Burnaby
  4. Britannia Elementary Community school in Vancouver
  5. Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby
  6. Canyon Heights Elementary in North Vancouver
  7. Capital Hill Elementary in Burnaby
  8. Cariboo Hill Secondary in Burnaby
  9. Carisbrooke Elementary in North Vancouver
  10. Chaffey Burke Elementary in Burnaby
  11. Chilliwack Central Community Elementary in Chilliwack
  12. Claremont Secondary in Saanich
  13. Colebrook Elementary in Surrey
  14. Discovery Elementary in Surrey
  15. Douglas Road Elementary in Burnaby
  16. Drinkwater Elementary in the Cowichan Valley
  17. École Rose Des Vents in Conseil Scolaire Francophone
  18. École Willow Point Elementary in Campbell River
  19. Edmonds Community school in Burnaby
  20. Garden City Elementary in Richmond
  21. Gilmore Community Elementary in Burnaby
  22. Hope Secondary in Hope
  23. Lake Cowichan Secondary in Cowichan Valley
  24. Madeira Park Elementary in Sunshine Coast
  25. Maquinna Elementary in Alberni
  26. Myrtle Philip Community school in Howe Sound
  27. Parksville Elementary in Qualicum
  28. Peterson Road Elementary in Langley
  29. R.C. MacDonald Elementary in Coquitlam
  30. Salt Spring Island Middle on Salt Spring Island
  31. Sir James Douglas Annex in Vancouver
  32. Southgate Middle in Campbell River
  33. Spencer Middle school in Sooke
  34. Surrey Traditional school (phase 1) in Surrey
  35. Total Education in Vancouver
  36. Trafalgar Elementary in Vancouver
  37. W.J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford
  38. Walter Moberly Elementary in Vancouver
  39. Willows Elementary in Greater Victoria

34 Projects are proceeding to construction:

  1. A.H.P. Matthew Elementary in Surrey
  2. Alberni District Secondary in Alberni
  3. Carson Graham Secondary in North Vancouver
  4. Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam
  5. Chilliwack Secondary in Chilliwack
  6. Clayton Elementary in Surrey
  7. Eagle Ridge Elementary in Coquitlam
  8. East Kensington Elementary in Surrey
  9. École Jules Quesnel Elementary in Vancouver
  10. Grief Point Elementary in Powell River
  11. Guildford Park Secondary in Surrey
  12. J.W. Sexsmith Community Elementary in Vancouver
  13. Jackson Elementary in Abbotsford
  14. James Park Elementary in Coquitlam
  15. Kennedy Trail Elementary in Surrey
  16. Laura Secord Elementary in Vancouver
  17. Lord Kitchener Elementary in Vancouver
  18. Maillard Middle school in Coquitlam
  19. McLeod Road Elementary in Surrey
  20. Miller Park Community Elementary school in Coquitlam
  21. Moody Middle school in Coquitlam
  22. North Saanich Middle school in Saanich
  23. Pitt River Community school in Coquitlam
  24. Queen Mary Elementary in North Vancouver
  25. Ranch Park Elementary in Coquitlam
  26. Ridgeway Elementary in North Vancouver
  27. Rosedale Elementary in Chilliwack
  28. Rosedale Middle school in Chilliwack
  29. Roy Stibbs Elementary in Coquitlam
  30. Samuel Brighouse Elementary in Richmond
  31. Sir James Douglas Elementary in Vancouver
  32. Sir Richard McBride Elementary in Vancouver
  33. West Vancouver Secondary in West Vancouver
  34. Yarrow Community school in Chilliwack
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Letters to the Editor

December 23, 2008
Letter to the Editor
PROMISED SEISMIC FUNDING ON FIRM GROUND
By Shirley Bond
Minister of Education and Deputy Premier
Submitted: Nanaimo News Bulletin
Status:N/A
Promised funds for seismic upgrades for schools in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district are not in jeopardy, despite suggestions to the contrary in a recent report in the Nanaimo News Bulletin. [Read More]

November 18, 2008
Letter to the Editor
NEIGHBORHOODS OF LEARNING AND SEISMIC UPGRADE INITIATIVES CLARIFIED
By Shirley Bond
Minister of Education and Deputy Premier
Submitted: The Daily News Prince Rupert
Status:N/A
I would like to correct some inaccurate information contained in a recent article published in the Daily News. [Read More]

September 15, 2008
Letter to the Editor
SEISMIC UPGRADING PROGRAM CLARIFIED
By Shirley Bond
Minister of Education and Deputy Premier
Submitted: The Vancouver Sun
Status:N/A
I am writing to set the record straight regarding seismic upgrading of British Columbia schools. [Read More]

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Opinion Editorials

September 5, 2008
Opinion Editorial
KEEPING COMMITMENT ON SEISMIC UPGRADES
By Shirley Bond
Minister of Education
Submitted:Times Colonist
Status: N/A
Three years ago, our government announced a $1.5-billion, 15-year commitment to seismically upgrade British Columbia public schools. We remain committed to that plan, easily the most comprehensive by any government in this province’s history. [Read More]