Ontario to Speed School Construction by Cutting Red Tape, Standardizing Design

Ontario to Speed School Construction by Cutting Red Tape, Standardizing Design
Stephen Lecce, minister of education for Ontario, makes an announcement in Toronto on Jan. 12, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Jennifer Cowan
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Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced a plan to cut building time for new schools in half as Ontario looks for ways to meet the needs of the province’s expanding population.

The average school construction project is between four and seven years; too lengthy a timeline for growing communities, Mr. Lecce said at a Dec. 11 press conference in Brampton.
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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