August 5, 2009 * Transportation and Public Works [to Jan 2010]The province issued a tender today for preliminary work on the new Grade 4 to 6 facility at Glen Stewart Elementary in Stratford. The plan to build the new facility was announced in June by Premier Robert Ghiz following a recommendation from the Eastern School District. The 54,000 square foot facility will have capacity for 420 students and will ease demands for space at Glen Stewart. “Our goal is to give Island students the best possible education,” says Premier Robert Ghiz. “This new facility will alleviate the pressing need for space, and it will provide an excellent environment for learning.” The estimated cost of the new school is $8 million. The tender issued today includes site work and foundation construction. A second tender will be issued in early September for the rest of the building. Construction will be completed by the start of the 2010 school year. “I am pleased to see the initial tendering of this important project,” says Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Gerard Greenan. “This is an important first step in the construction of this new facility for the Grade 4 to 6 students at Glen Stewart School.” Media Contact: Andrew Sprague