Ventilation upgrades are planned for a trio of local schools.
The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board's allocated over $5-million for upgrades to six elementary schools, and another $700-thousand in general maintenance of its schools in general.
While most of the upgrade funds are directed to extensive upgrades to a trio of schools in Blind River and Elliot Lake, $520,000 has been allotted for improvements to the ventilation system for Wawa's St. Augustine French Immersion, $720,000 for ventilation and barrier-free upgrades at Chapleau's Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, and $600,000 for ventilation and barrier-free upgrades at White River's St. Basil Catholic School.