Alberta government announces funding for another replacement school in Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley will see another new replacement school be built in town, thanks to the Alberta government.
On February 17, Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Infrastructure, Prasad Panda, MLA for Drayton Valley-Devon, Mark Smith, and representatives from Wild Rose School Division were in Drayton Valley to announce $36.4 million in provincial funding for a new school to replace H.W. Pickup Jr. High School.
The funding is part of the province’s “Getting Alberta Back to Work” initiative and the presentation was held in the newly constructed Evergreen Elementary School.
“Without question, this is truly an exciting day for Drayton Valley and for Wild Rose School Division,” said Minister LaGrange. “We are so excited for this wonderful community because schools are one of the most important investments we can make in our children’s futures and in the future of our province.”