The second and final phase of the multi-year upgrade project
is underway at Fredericton
High School.
Work will include improvements to the security
infrastructure and mechanical and electrical systems, as well as interior
finishing.
Phase 1 of the project began in June 2016 and is now
complete. It involved renovations to two of the school’s three gymnasiums,
including new change rooms with barrier-free facilities; new mechanical
ventilation systems; new flooring in the weight room and training facility; and
structural upgrades to masonry walls in the gymnasiums.
The upgrades will address deficiencies within the school’s
infrastructure, modernizing the building and extending its use by at least 30
years.
The scheduled completion date for all the work is fall 2018.
On April 12, Deputy Premier and MLA for Fredericton North
Stephen Horsman visited the school to tour the project along with Principal
Shane Thomas and from Anglophone West School District: district education
council chair Kimberley Douglass; Sub-District 6 DEC member Stephanie Halsam, Wayne
Annis, director of schools, Fredericton Education Centre; and Dwight Currie, assistant
manager, facilities.