May 7, 2015
Budget 2015 Invests in Gym Expansion for Brandon's Green Acres School
– – –New Gym will Support Physical Education, Sport Programs: Premier Selinger
BRANDON—Students at Brandon’s Green Acres School will soon benefit from newly expanded gymnasium space to support improved physical education and sport programming, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today.
“We are investing throughout the province to create high-quality learning spaces in our schools so that students can succeed,” said Premier Selinger. “This gymnasium expansion will encourage students to get active and participate in a variety of sports and physical education programs.”
Green Acres is a kindergarten to Grade 8 school in the Brandon School Division. The existing 2,115-sq.-ft. gymnasium will be expanded by 4,000 sq. ft., and new change rooms, space for storage, a staff office, washrooms and a kitchenette will be added for a total expansion of 6,400 sq. ft.
“We know gymnasiums are more than a place to exercise,” said Premier Selinger. “They bring people of all ages together for a variety of activities, which helps build lasting friendships and safer, healthier communities.”
“When combined with current building projects at George Fitton, Waverly Park and Meadows schools, the newly expanded gym at Green Acres School will help to moderate some of the learning space constraints we face due to rapidly growing enrolment,” said Mark Sefton, board chair, Brandon School Division. “The board of trustees looks forward to continuing to work with the Manitoba government for the benefit of our students.”
Premier Selinger noted the government is currently building and renovating 48 new classrooms throughout the province to create smaller classes, as well as making historic investments in new schools, school expansions, science labs, shop classes and gyms thatare helping strengthen the province.
Since 1999, the Manitoba government has invested more than $1 billion in public school capital projects including 35 new schools.
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