Tuesday, January 8, 2019
~ by Mary P Brooke, West Shore Voice News
In the week of December 10, despite the rain, contractors began clearing a 6.5 hectare section of land on Constellation Avenue in West Langford, the future site of a new elementary and middle school.
Trees were removed in the expectation of construction to stay on track with the Sooke School District 62 (SD62)’s Long Range Facilities Plan that would see these schools open by September 2021, said SD62 Superintendent Scott Stinson.
Further to that, more trees were removed by City of Langford crews during the windstorm on December 20. “The work on West Shore Parkway was scheduled for next week,” said Michelle Mahovlich, Director of Engineering, City of Langford.
Student population in SD62 has been growing rapidly, aiming to keep pace with housing development in the west shore.
The new elementary and middle school combo in Westhills is seen as top priority in the SD62 facilities plan, along with bringing another new high school online in the next few years and doing an expansion at the Edward Milne Community School high school in Sooke.
>> First published on page 4 in the January 4, 2019 PDF Digest edition of West Shore Voice News.