Friday, August 23, 2019 • Vol.124 No. 4 • Neepawa, Manitoba
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‘Well worth it in the end’
Neepawa Middle School occupation date pushed to mid-October By Cassdandra Wehrhahn
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Construction takes time. Additionally, it doesn’t always go according to plan. Recently, Superintendent Jason Young, of the Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD), provided the Banner & Press with an update on the new Middle School, located at NACI. Currently, the project is behind by several months. Occupancy had originally been anticipated for the beginning of the 2019 - 2020 school year. However, prior to the end of the last school year, that estimate has been pushed back to mid October. A final completion date has not yet been confirmed. Cause for delay Young relayed that several factors have led to the project falling behind schedule. These factors include a tight original timeline, challenges related to weather– due to both untimely rainfalls and a cold winter, challenges with the foundation work– which put the project behind in the early stages and difficulty obtaining certain products for the project.
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The Neepawa Middle School, as pictured at the NACI grounds on Aug. 20. The baseball and tennis courts were removed from the school’s property prior to the start of construction, with plans to rebuild the basketball courts. The division also tried to purchase property elsewhere for the school, but was unsuccessful.
“And, as with all major projects, [there were] a few unexpected challenges,” said Young. Despite the delays, the BPSD remains positive. “We’re excited [to] see the school taking shape,” Young relayed. “We know it will be
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a great learning space for students.” What the school includes The middle school is designed to be a two-storey building which, will include 10 new classrooms, a gym,
multipurpose room, cafeteria, library, music room, office, staff room, a guidance and counseling suite and a conference room. “These spaces are to be combined with the current middle years wing of [the] Neepawa Collegiate, which
includes eight more classrooms,” explained Young. “The building is designed to accommodate approximately 400 students and will house Grades 5 to 8.” Young would like to extend his sincerest thanks to the community, the Town
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of Neepawa and the houses that neighbour the school. “[The school division is] fully aware of the inconvenience the construction is causing for our community,” Young divulged. “We are confident that the project will be well worth it in the end.”
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