The St. Clair Catholic District School Board held a ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new North Chatham Elementary School on June 18, 2018.Construction on the new north Chatham Catholic Elementary School has hit a road block.
Associated Director of Education Amy Janssens with the St Clair Catholic District School Board says these challenges may affect the completion date.
“We have encountered some challenges, we’re working closely with the staff at the Ministry of Education,” Janssens says. “Those challenges are not uncommon with large construction projects such as this, I’m unfortunately not able to be more specific than that right now, but we are hopeful we’ll be able to move forward in the near future.”
Janssens says the September 2019 opening date may be difficult to achieve, but they’re remaining hopeful.
The new school will house English students from St. Vincent, St. Agnes, and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic schools.
French immersion students will be consolidated at Our Lady of Fatima, which is undergoing renovations.
As for a new south Chatham school – the board is still looking for a suitable location.