After a years-long wait, students at Bayview Community Elementary have a seismically safer school to call home.
The new Vancouver school, which can accommodate 365 students, opened its doors earlier this month, with the province marking its completion formally on Thursday.
“I know a lot of care and consideration went into the design of the school to ensure it will foster a welcoming and inclusive learning environments for students and staff,” said Education Minister Rachna Singh at a ceremony hosted in the gymnasium.
“There’s much more to be done and we’ll continue working towards that.”
The new Bayview Community Elementary was built with low-carbon mass timber, in line with the latest seismic standards, according to the Ministry of Education. The replacement was built with $24.5 million in provincial funding.
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“Bayview was constructed more than 100 years ago, and although it served Vancouver students well through the years, the aging infrastructure was at high seismic risk,” said Vancouver School Board …