Five new Alberta high schools could be built and maintained as public-private partnerships (P3s), according to the provincial infrastructure department. They include:A public high school in Edmonton's Meadows area for 2,400 students, at a cost of at least $81 million. A $47-million public high school in Leduc with an opening capacity of 1,000 students and the possibility of future additions. High school students ride the bus about 12 km to Chestermere, where the public high school is also nearly full, he said. Edmonton Public School Board chair Trisha Estabrooks says growth remains the school division's biggest challenge, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC News August 11, 2020 12:00 UTC