Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / The B.C. government announced Wednesday (Mar. 15) that as part of its 2023 budget, it will fund three new school buses for SD33 along with roofing upgrades at McCammon Elementary and Strathcona Elementary.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

SD33 school bus funding

B.C. govt. to fund new school buses for SD33, roofing upgrades at McCammon, Strathcona

Mar 15, 2023 | 1:51 PM

CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government says it will cover the cost of three new school buses for Chilliwack School District as part of its 2023 budget, and fund roofing upgrades at two elementary schools in Chilliwack.

In a news release Wednesday, the province says it will allocate $261.1 million in 2023-24 for school maintenance projects, including $41 million to upgrade heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems at 101 schools throughout the province.

As part of the school maintenance funding, $13 million will fund the purchase of at least 67 new schools buses in B.C., including three buses for SD33.

It will also cover roofing upgrades at McCammon Elementary and Strathcona Elementary, and allocate funding to pay for HVAC upgrades at Strathcona Elementary.

SD33 will receive a total allocation of $2,662,068.

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Abbotsford will receive similar funding to implement upgrades at various elementary schools. Its funding allocation is $2.7 million.