The first prefabricated classrooms in the province are under construction on the West Shore.
Exo Construction Group was awarded a contract to build the new classrooms at David Cameron Elementary and Ruth King Elementary in the Sooke School District.
The goal is to create space at the jam-packed elementary schools as student numbers have surged as the communities around the West Shore continue to see significant growth.
The new builds will provide 380 seats, with each schools receiving eight new classrooms and the Sooke School District (SD62) acquiring $24 million from the province.
“In the past two and half years, we have experienced a rapid population growth, and more than 350,000 new people have moved to British Columbia,” said Minister of Education and Child Care Rachna Singh said during the funding announcement last fall. “We know it places pressure on public infrastructure, including our schools.”
The prefabricated buildings are part …