Five new Alberta schools once destined to be built as public-private partnerships will now be publicly run construction projects, Alberta's infrastructure minister said. By maintaining government control of the projects, Panda hopes construction can begin sooner, creating around 560 construction jobs once in full swing. Trisha Estabrooks, chair of the Edmonton public school board, said she was pleased to see an aggressive timeline for a new K-9 school in Windermere. Poor drainage at Bessie Nichols School in the Hamptons and Johnny Bright School in Rutherford left school yards covered in mud. The new Edmonton schools are $33-million K-9 public school in Windermere and a $31-million K-9 Catholic school in the same neighbourhood.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2020 23:26 UTC