BACKGROUNDER
New Playground Equipment Program supports 51 B.C. schools
School districts in B.C. are receiving funding from a new program to support building new and replacement playgrounds.
The following districts have been approved for funding:
Rocky Mountain School District (SD 6)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Martin Morigeau Elementary
Kootenay Lake School District (SD 8)
$90,000 for a standard playground at WE Graham Elementary -Secondary
Arrow Lakes School District (SD 10)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Lucerne Elementary Secondary
Revelstoke School District (SD 19)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Columbia Park Elementary
Vernon School District (SD 22)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Mission Hill Elementary
Central Okanagan School District (SD 23)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Peachland Elementary
Cariboo Chilcotin School District (SD 27)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Alexis Creek Elementary/ Jr. Secondary
Quesnel School District (SD 28)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Voyageur Elementary
Chilliwack School District (SD 33)
$90,000 for a standard playground AD Rundle Middle
Abbotsford School District (SD 34)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Dormick Park Elementary
Langley School District (SD 35)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Shortreed Elementary
Surrey School District (SD 36)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Janice Churchill Elementary BACKGROUNDER
Delta School District (SD 37)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Chalmers Elementary
Richmond School District (SD 38)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Blundell Elementary
Vancouver School District (SD 39)
$90,000 for a standard playground at General Brock Elementary
New Westminster School District (SD 40)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Qayqayt Elementary
Burnaby School District (SD 41)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Suncrest Elementary
Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District (SD 42)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Glenwood Elementary
Coquitlam School District (SD 43)
$105000 for an accessible playground at Moody Middle
North Vancouver School District (SD 44)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Norgate Elementary
West Vancouver School District (SD 45)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Gleneagles Ch’axáý Elementary
Powell River School District (SD 47)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Edgehill Elementary
Central Coast School District (SD 49)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Bella Coola Elementary
Haida Gwaii School District (SD 50)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Tahayghen Elementary
Prince Rupert School District (SD 52)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Conrad Elementary
Okanagan-Similkameen School District (SD 53)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Osoyoos Elementary BACKGROUNDER
Bulkley Valley School District (SD 54)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Muhiem Elementary
Prince George School District (SD 57)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Glenview Elementary
Nicola-Similkameen School District (SD 58)
$90,000 for a standard playground at John Allison Elementary
Peace River South School District (SD 59)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Frank Ross Elementary
Greater Victoria School District (SD 61)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Quadra Elementary
Sooke School District (SD 62)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Poirier Elementary
Gulf Islands School District (SD 64)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Saturna Island Elementary
Okanagan-Skaha School District (SD 67)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Columbia Elementary
Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District (SD 68)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Georgia Avenue Elementary
Alberni School District (SD 70)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at EJ Dunn Elementary
Comox Valley School District (SD 71)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Courtenay Elementary
Campbell River School District (SD 72)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Cedar Elementary
Kamloops/Thompson School District (SD 73)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Summit Elementary
Mission School District (SD 75)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Deroche Elementary BACKGROUNDER
Fraser-Cascade School District (SD 78)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Boston Bar Elementary/Secondary
Cowichan Valley School District (SD 79)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Mill Bay Elementary
Fort Nelson School District (SD 81)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at JS Clark Elementary
Coast Mountains School District (SD 82)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Thornhill Elementary
North Okanagan-Shuswap School District (SD 83)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Hillcrest Elementary
Vancouver Island West School District (SD 84)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Kyuquot Elementary/Secondary
Vancouver Island North School District (SD 85)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Fort Rupert Elementary
Stikine School District (SD 87)
$90,000 for a standard playground at Atlin School
Nechako Lakes School District (SD 91)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Grassy Plains Elementary
Nisga’a School District (SD 92)
$105,000 for an accessible playground at Nisga'a Elementary/Secondary
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique School District (SD 93)
$90,000 for a standard playground at École Rose des Vents