RCCDSB Chair Bob Schreader (left) and MPP John Yakabuski (right) alongside student representatives at Tuesday's announcement.
The ribbon was cut on Tuesday, and the $23.5 million project to build a new St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School and an addition onto neighbouring St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Renfrew is now officially underway.
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board Chair Bob Schreader tells myFM when it’s complete the two schools will be connected to each other, but run separately.
Schreader notes that additions to be made to St. Joseph’s will modernize the learning environment for the high school students, and allow them to do e-learning in-school.
He also let us know he and the board are thankful for the provincial government’s support.
Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke M.P.P. John Yakabuski was on hand for Tuesday’s ceremony on the shared school grounds to share some words on the project as well as to take part in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Yakabuski said he was pleased to have worked with the school board to make the project a reality and congratulated the school board for persevering on it after the pandemic slowed them down. He also mentioned that this was another in a list of examples of Renfrew’s fast growth.
(written by Kasey Egan)
