Ground breaking ceremony to kick off construction of new public school

By Greg Murphy

The Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board will be hosting a ground-breaking ceremony tomorrow to celebrate the start of construction for a new Harmony Public School.

In the past few years, the Ministry of Education has asked school boards to submit business proposals outlining what their school needs to improve learning environments for students. In June 2012, the HPEDSB submitted their business proposal.

Kerry Donnell, communications officer for the HPEDSB, said Harmony Public School is currently over capacity and a population growth is expected for the local area. In January, the HPEDSB received approval from the Ministry of Education for the construction of a new school and was given $11.6 million to help with the project.

The new school is expected to open in September, 2014 with a capacity for 590 students.

The ceremony will be Sept. 25, at 2:15 p.m. at 626 Harmony Road, Corbyville – the current Harmony Public School location.