Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Alberta gets keys to 18 new schools

The province is boasting about 18 new schools in Calgary and Edmonton that were completed a month ahead of schedule under a public-private partnership.

Ray Danyluk, Alberta's minister of infrastructure, handed over the keys to the Royal Oak School in northwest Calgary to Pat Cochrane, head of the board of trustees of the Calgary Board of Education during a photo-op on Tuesday.

A public-private partnership, known as a P3, means the maintenance and repairs of the new schools is the responsibility of the private sector. School boards retain ownership of the buildings and don't have to pay leasing fees.

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