School District 72 has found out what their portion of the government’s $53-million School Enhancement Program funding will be: $1.2 million for boiler upgrades at Pinecrest Elementary and Southgate Middle School.
The government has also announced where they are distributing a $5-million Carbon Neutral Capital Program, of which another $50,000 will go toward the boiler upgrade at Southgate.
These new funds will cover the entire cost of both boiler upgrades.
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