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Capital Plan — Schools and post-secondary facilities
More than $339 million will be invested in school facilities for the 2006-07 school year with:
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21 school capital projects completed and 109 modular classrooms constructed and completed, providing more than 10,000 new student spaces.
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work beginning or continuing on 51 previously announced school projects.
Over a three-year period, $833 million will be invested in school infrastructure.
Post-secondary facilities will also see a significant infusion of funds. Over the next three years, more than $1.1 billion will be invested into post-secondary capital projects. These funds will be used to:
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expand facilities,
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increase student access, and
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preserve existing facilities.
Major projects include:
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a new Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at the University of Alberta,
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the Campus Calgary Digital Library at the University of Calgary, and
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the second phase of redevelopment at Bow Valley College in Calgary.
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