Schools Get Green Makeover
August 12, 2009 9:00 AM
McGuinty Government Helps Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs
Students at Northern Secondary School in Toronto will soon have a better place to learn.
Ontario is helping more than 1,000 schools become greener and more energy efficient, creating and sustaining more than 5,500 jobs. The $600-million investment benefits students and local economies, modernizes schools and supports Ontario's green economy.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty visited Northern today, which is getting new energy efficient windows and exterior brick. The upgrades will improve classrooms in the 79-year-old school and save the school board energy and money. Construction is underway and will wrap up before the cold weather sets in.
QUICK FACTS
- Since 2003, the McGuinty government has invested $4.8 billion through the Good Places to Learn program to repair, renew and replace schools.
- The province is investing $83.1 million to help boards retrofit schools in Toronto.
- This investment will help lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce annual energy consumption by about 100 million megajoules per year, enough to power more than 2,500 homes.
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Schools Get Green Makeover
"A vibrant school environment starts from the ground up. By retrofitting our schools, we're creating jobs, saving energy and money, and teaching our kids what it means to be green."
– Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Ontario
"Making our schools more energy efficient creates better, greener learning environments for students; a cornerstone for building the best publicly funded education system in the world."
– Kathleen Wynne
Minister of Education
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