Site Selected for Eastern Shore School

A site has been chosen for the new Lakeview Consolidated elementary school in Halifax Regional Municipality.

The 8.5 hectare parcel of land is located just off Highway 107 at Exit 20, and bordered by the Porters Lake Connector and Porters Lake Station Road.

The site was one of three submitted by the Halifax Regional School Board for review by the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, which will manage the construction project.

The province has an option to purchase the land. The sale is contingent on successful completion of a traffic impact study, an environmental assessment, a geological investigation and a potable water assessment. No major obstacles are anticipated.

In accepting the recommendation, Education Minister Judy Streatch thanked the board and community volunteers for their contribution to the selection process.

"It's been a pleasure working with them," said Ms. Streatch. "Their dedication to this project has been invaluable."

The Department of Education will invest $10.4-million to replace Lakeview Consolidated Elementary School. The school is expected to open in September 2010.

Lakeview Consolidated Elementary School's two sites house 370 students in grades primary to six. The Lakeview campus in Porters Lake houses grades two to six. A West Chezzetcook campus hosts grades primary and one.