At a press conference today at Stittsville Public School, the provincial government announced $37-million in funding for a public high school in Stittsville. (Finally!)
More to come…
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Minister of Infrastructure, @Bob_Chiarelli announced that the #OCDSB would receive $37.4M for the construction of a new secondary school in the growing community of #Stittsville! https://t.co/5HD7chd9xN
A long awaited and great investment in public education! #BuildON #ottnews pic.twitter.com/1YVOg9Cv7V— OCDSB (@OCDSB) January 19, 2018
This could be the (approximate) location of the new school on Fernbank in Stittsville, not far from the Goulbourn Rec Centre. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/gDUYxUrcnN
— Laura Osman (@LauraOsmanCP) January 19, 2018
Area school trustee Lynn Scott says "I feel like I should be standing on top of the tallest building in Stittsville dancing with a megaphone" @ctvottawa
— Annie Bergeron-Oliver (@AnnieClaireBO) January 19, 2018
.@Bob_Chiarelli officially announces province will provide more than $37 million for a new public high school in Stittsville. New school will accommodate about 1,350 students. OCDSB to decide where exactly it goes. pic.twitter.com/wUFtEdCChJ
— Annie Bergeron-Oliver (@AnnieClaireBO) January 19, 2018
Celebrating the announcement of the new @OCDSB Secondary School in Stittsville #community #growing pic.twitter.com/j03HmV8eHf
— Shawn Lehman (@161616SL) January 19, 2018
#Stittsville is trending on Twitter. That's how excited folks here are to be getting their own public secondary school! @Indira_NH #onpoli
— Bob Chiarelli (@Bob_Chiarelli) January 19, 2018
@OCDSB Stittsville area Trustee Lynn Scott talks about the positive impact that a new Secondary School in Stittsville will have. Trustee Scott thanks the community for their ongoing efforts to bring a Secondary School to Stittsville. pic.twitter.com/52EzmhNcF1
— Shawn Lehman (@161616SL) January 19, 2018
WOW. I went to South Carleton and that high school’s population will decrease SIGNIFICANTLY without students from Stittsville! What will happen to South? What planning’s been put forward? https://t.co/KgquDezq1W
— Rebecca Dudgeon (@rebecca_dudgeon) January 19, 2018
Chiarelli admits the high school in Stittsville hasn't kept up with the growing community and "it was time" to build another school. @ctvottawa
— Annie Bergeron-Oliver (@AnnieClaireBO) January 19, 2018
BREAKING: @ctvottawa has learned Ontario Government will announce $37 million in funding for a new public high school in Stittsville today. #ottnews @OCDSB
— CTVMorningLiveOttawa (@CTVOttMornLive) January 19, 2018