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Province Approves New DSBN School Addition

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The province has authorized a new addition to Forestview Public Elementary School.

A Niagara Falls school is getting eight new classrooms and a renovated childcare centre. 

The province has granted the DSBN approval for a $5.6 million addition and renovation at Forestview Public Elementary School. 

Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff says "I'm very pleased that this new gym and new student and childcare spaces are opening at Forestview Public Elementary School. We want to keep supporting parents and students by making capital investments that matter. This is another demonstration of our government’s commitment to building the best possible infrastructure for the people of Ontario."

Highlights of the projec include a new gymnasium, 49 new licensed childcare spaces, three new childcare rooms and eight new classrooms.

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