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New Port Moody school to feature solar panels, daycare Rebuilt elementary school expected to be ready in 2024 DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Abigail Cameron, co-ordinator of the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership, with a children’s book that has been dropped off at a Little Free Library at Castle Park, in Port Coquitlam. A new program called Read in Colour aims to encourage people to read books offering diverse Canadian perspectives. For more, see the story on page 17. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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A long-awaited seismic rebuild of a Port Moody elementary school will have a child care centre and it will be large enough to accommodate kids from anticipated development in the area located close to SkyTrain. As well, the new Moody Elementary will have rooftop solar panels to provide some of the school’s electrical needs.
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Monday, the B.C. government announced $32.2 million in funding to replace the school — currently located at 2717 St. Johns St. — with a Kindergarden to Grade 5 school for 385 students plus 60 licensed child care spots. School District 43 (SD43) is also kicking in $5 million to build the school, which will be located down the street at the site of the former Moody middle school, which was replaced in 2018. This will give parents who have children attending both schools a more convenient drop-off location and provide the option for the current site to be used for a new SEE
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