BACKGROUNDER 2

For Immediate Release May 11, 2012 152 high-priority schools To date, 137 school seismic upgrade projects have been completed, are under construction or are proceeding to construction. In addition, the School Seismic Mitigation Program also has 30 supported projects moving towards formal project agreements this includes 14 recently announced projects from the list of 152 high-priority schools as noted * below. APEGBC-UBC re-evaluated more than 500 schools previously identified for potential funding under the School Seismic Mitigation Program. The new assessment has identified 152 schools under the School Seismic Mitigation Program. *moving toward formal project agreements Aberdeen Elementary * Abbottsford (SD 34) South Delta Secondary* Delta (SD 37) Dr. George M. Weir Elementary* Vancouver (SD 39) Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith* Vancouver (SD 39) Sir Wilfred Grenfell Community* Vancouver (SD 39) Alpha Secondary* Burnaby (SD 41) Banting Middle* Coquitlam (SD 43) Argyle Secondary* North Vancouver (SD 44) Quadra Elementary Greater Victoria (SD 61) Sangster Elementary* Sooke (SD 62) Deep Cove Elementary* Saanich (SD 63) Georges P. Vanier Secondary* Comox Valley (SD 71) C.E. Barry Intermediate* Fraser-Cascade (SD 78) cole des Pionniers* Conseil scolaire francophone (SD 93) Clearbrook Elementary Abbottsford (SD 34) King Traditional Elementary Abbottsford (SD 34) Yale Secondary Abbottsford (SD 34) Brookswood Secondary Langley (SD 35) D.W. Poppy Secondary Langley (SD 35) H.D. Stafford Secondary Langley (SD 35) Langley Secondary Langley (SD 35) Mountain Secondary Langley (SD 35) Shortreed Community Langley (SD 35) Bear Creek Elementary Surrey (SD 36) David Brankin Elementary Surrey (SD 36) J.T. Brown Elementary Surrey (SD 36) Ministry of Education

Mary Jane Shannon Elementary Prince Charles Elementary Queen Elizabeth Secondary Holly Elementary George Greenaway Elementary Delta Secondary Gibson Elementary Donald e. McKay Elementary James Gilmore Elementary James Thompson Elementary Manoah Steves Elementary Quilchena Elementary Admiral Seymour Elementary Bayview Community Elementary Britannia Community Secondary Carnarvon Community Champlain Heights Community Chief Maquinna Elementary David Livingstone Elementary David Lloyd George Elementary David Thompson Secondary Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary Dr. H.N. MacCorkindale Elementary Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary Edith Cavell Elementary Emily Carr Elementary Eric Hamber Secondary False Creek Elementary Florence Nightingale Elementary G.T. Cunningham Elementary General Brock Elementary General Wolfe Elementary Gladstone Secondary Graham Bruce Community Grandview Elementary Henry Hudson Elementary John Henderson Elementary Killarney Secondary King George Secondary Lord Beaconsfield Elementary Lord Byng Secondary Lord Selkirk Annex Lord Selkirk Elementary Lord Tennyson Elementary Maple Grove Elementary Mount Pleasant Elementary

Surrey (SD 36) Surrey (SD 36) Surrey (SD 36) Surrey (SD 36) Surrey (SD 36) Delta (SD 37) Delta (SD 37) Richmond (SD 38) Richmond (SD 38) Richmond (SD 38) Richmond (SD 38) Richmond (SD 38) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39)

Nootka Community Elementary Point Grey Secondary Prince of Wales Secondary Queen Alexandra Elementary Queen Elizabeth Annex Queen Elizabeth Elementary Queen Victoria Annex Quilchena Elementary Renfrew Community Elementary Sir Alexander MacKenzie Elementary Sir John Franklin Community Sir Richard McBride Annex Sir William MacDonald Elementary Sir William Osler Elementary Sir Winston Churchill Secondary Southlands Elementary Templeton Secondary Thunderbird Elementary Tillicum Elementary Waverley Annex Waverley Elementary Windermere Community Secondary Armstrong Elementary Burnaby North Secondary Cascade Heights Elementary Glenwood Elementary Kitchener Elementary Marlborough Elementary Maywood Community Montecito Elementary Moscrop Jr. Secondary Parkcrest Elementary Rosser Elementary Seaforth Elementary Stoney Creek Elementary Stride Avenue Elementary Fairview Elementary Westview Secondary Cedar Drive Elementary Dr. Charles Best Secondary Glenayre Elementary Hillcrest Middle Irvine Elementary Maple Creek Middle Mary Hill Elementary Minnekhada Middle

Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Vancouver (SD 39) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Burnaby (SD 41) Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (SD 42) Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (SD 42) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43)

Montgomery Middle Port Moody Elementary Balmoral Jr. Secondary Handsworth Secondary Windsor Secondary Arbutus Middle Braefoot Elementary Cedar Hill Jr. Secondary Craigflower Elementary George Jay Elementary Lambrick Park Secondary MacAulay Elementary Reynolds Secondary Shoreline Community Middle Tillicum Elementary Dunsmuir Middle Ruth King Elementary Willway Elementary Cordova Bay Elementary Keating Elementary Lochside Elementary Fernwood Elementary Brechin Elementary Cilaire Elementary Departure Bay Elementary North Cedar Intermediate Pleasant Valley Elementary Wickaninnish Community Mission Secondary A.B. Greenwell Elementary Cowichan Secondary Koksilah Elementary cole Anne Hebert

Coquitlam (SD 43) Coquitlam (SD 43) North Vancouver (SD 44) North Vancouver (SD 44) North Vancouver (SD 44) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Greater Victoria (SD 61) Sooke (SD 62) Sooke (SD 62) Sooke (SD 62) Saanich (SD 63) Saanich (SD 63) Saanich (SD 63) Saanich (SD 63) Gulf Islands (SD 64) Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD 68) Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD 68) Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD 68) Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD 68) Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD 68) Alberni (SD 70) Mission (SD 75) Cowichan Valley (SD 79) Cowichan Valley (SD 79) Cowichan Valley (SD 79) Conseil scolaire francophone (SD 93)

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