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Southwestern Ontario school boards will get more than $31 million in “immediate assistance” from the federal and provincial governments to make schools safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money is part of a $656.5-million provincewide program announced Wednesday by federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, whose government is contributing $131.3 million to the effort.
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'Immediate' COVID aid: SW Ontario boards get $31M for safer schools Back to video
In this area: Thames Valley District school board – $10.2 million; London District Catholic school board – $6.5 million; Lambton Kent District board – $6.3 million; St. Clair Catholic District school – $3.7 million; Avon Maitland District board – $3 million; and Huron Perth Catholic District board – $1.7 million.