Ontario Building New Replacement Gymnasium in Burlington

May 2

Province’s investment in innovative and modern learning spaces

will ensure students have high quality education.

BURLINGTON - As part of the province's ongoing efforts to build and improve local schools, the Ontario government has provided the Halton District School Board with approval to issue the tender for a new replacement gymnasium at Glenview Public School. The expanded gym is supported by an investment of $1.6 million in addition to other funding sources available to the school board.
Once completed, this project will deliver a new and expanded gymnasium for local families. The investment is part of Ontario’s commitment to providing about $16 billion to support school construction, repair, and renewal over 10 years. This represents the single largest investment in school building in Ontario history.

“The investment for a new double gymnasium at Glenview Public School in Burlington is great news for our community,” said Natalie Pierre, MPP for Burlington. This investment will ensure families and students have access to state-of-the art facilities and a quality learning environment in the years ahead.”

Additionally, Ontario is taking action to ensure that school board capital assets are used effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of growing communities, support student learning and ensure value for taxpayer dollars. The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 empowers decision-makers to build modern schools faster by better utilizing school capacity, reducing barriers for school boards to facilitate agreements for schools in multi-use buildings such as condo towers, and shortening planning time through design standardization when constructing, renovating, or making additions to schools.

“We are determined to build schools and expansions faster, part of our commitment to modernize schools in fast growing communities," said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. "We are proud to deliver gymnasium replacement at Glenview Public School for Burlington families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math skills to help ensure students graduate with confidence that they can succeed in good-paying careers."

Highlight of the project include:
• Double gymnasium with storage, change rooms and washrooms.
“Under Premier Ford’s leadership, we’re building more state-of-the-art schools to support the needs of Ontario’s students, families, and growing communities. By investing in innovative and modern learning spaces, we’re ensuring students have access to the quality education that will provide them with lifelong skills and education in a safe and healthy environment,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These investments are one of the ways we’re delivering on our promise to build Ontario, with an infrastructure budget of more than $148 billion over the next decade.”

“On behalf of the Halton District School Board, we are grateful for the Government of Ontario’s support, partnership and investment in enhancing our school spaces," says Amy Collard, Chair of the Halton District School Board. "Local Trustee Robbie Brydon’s (Burlington, Wards 1 & 2) advocacy, alongside the work of staff, has helped champion this as a key priority for the HDSB to ensure a new and exciting space is built for students and staff to enjoy as well as providing important community connections. We are confident this funding will help provide a vibrant and accommodating space for years to come.”
Glenview Public School is located at 143 Townsend Avenue in Burlington.

Quick Facts:
• Since 2018, the Ontario government has invested more than $3.4 billion in capital construction projects in education, including 139 new schools, 109 additions and renovations to existing facilities and over 8,000 new licensed child care spaces.
• For the 2023-24 school year, the province is providing school boards with approximately $1.4 billion in funding to revitalize and renew aged building systems and components.
• In June 2023, Ontario passed the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 that will ensure the public education system focuses on what matters most: teaching important life-long skills such as reading, writing and math; improving accountability and transparency for parents and families; maximizing capital assets of boards to support building modern schools faster and better utilizing current school capacity.
• In March 2022, Ontario secured a six-year, $13.2 billion agreement with the federal government that will lower fees for families to an average of $10 a day for children under the age of six. Ontario aims to reach that target by September 2025.