(Photo Credit: Holy Family Catholic Regional Division)

By Nathaniel Leigh

Schools

Province announces potential funding for urban school development projects

Mar 10, 2025 | 6:00 AM

The Province of Alberta is planning to fund the planning of a new permanent location for St. Thomas More School in Fairview.

The province announced Friday that if Budget 2025 passes, it will kick start its $8.6 billion investment to build more than 100 new and updated schools across the province.

They would start off by funding the design or planning of nine school projects for families in smaller urban cities.

This includes not only an addition to the Grande Prairie Composite Highschool to accommodate growing student populations, but also a permanent new home for St. Thomas More School, which is currently housed in a temporary structure after the original property closed in 2023 due to complications with asbestos abatement.

In a statement shared with the EverythingGP Newsroom, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is calling the funding a wonderful step forward and they are grateful to the province for recognizing the importance of developing a new STM.