Students and families are one step closer to having a new elementary school with construction starting in the Township of Langley’s Willoughby Heights area.

Schools throughout B.C. will get a boost now that more funding is available for upgrades.

Twelve new school additions will mean more student spaces as early as the 2024-25 school year in fast-growing communities across the province.

Kitchener Elementary school will have a new school addition with 15 additional classrooms as early as the next school year to help address enrolment growth in Burnaby. 

Students throughout B.C. will soon be learning in safer, improved schools now that more funding is available to school districts.