Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, and over the past summer, the St. Clair Catholic District School Board completed work on 60 capital projects, at 24 locations across the system.  More than $11 million was invested in ventilation, security, roofing, plumbing, asphalt, site work and interior renovation projects. 

The projects were funded through the Ministry of Education’s annual School Condition Improvement and School Renewal funding allocations, COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream (CVRIS), Air Quality funding allocation and accumulated surplus dollars.

“I want to thank our Facility Services team, led by Associate Director Amy Janssens and Facility Services Manager Tony Montanino, for making these important projects a priority in our schools,” says Deb Crawford, Director of Education.  “The health, safety and wellness of our students and staff is always our first priority.

A complete listing of 2020-2021 projects is below:

Building Envelope

• Catholic Education Centre Roof Replacement
• Catholic Education Centre Window Replacement
• Gregory Hogan Windows
• Holy Rosary Roof Replacement
• Holy Trinity Exterior Shell (Design)
• Our Lady of Fatima Roof Replacement
• St Anne Sarnia Window 2022 (Design)
• St Anne Sarnia Window Replacement
• St Matthew Exterior Shell (Design)
• St Patrick Window 2022 (Design)
• St Patrick Window Replacement

Health & Safety

• Catholic Education Centre Security Upgrades
• Christ The King Security Upgrades
• Good Shepherd Security Upgrades
• Gregory Hogan Security Upgrades
• Holy Family Security Upgrades
• Holy Rosary Security Upgrades
• Holy Trinity Security Upgrades
• Our Lady of Fatima Security Upgrades
• Sacred Heart Port Lambton Security Upgrades
• St Angela Merici Security Upgrades
• St Anne Blenheim Security Upgrades
• St Anne Sarnia Security Upgrades
• St Elizabeth Security Upgrades
• St John Fisher Security Upgrades
• St Joseph Corunna Security Upgrades
• St Joseph Tilbury Security Upgrades
• St Matthew Security Upgrades
• St Michael Bright’s Grove Security Upgrades
• St Michael Ridgetown Security Upgrades
• St Patrick Security Upgrades
• St Patrick Security Upgrades
• St Peter Canisius Security Upgrades
• St Philip Security Upgrades
• Ursuline College Security Upgrades
• Ursuline College Security Upgrades (CCTV)

Mechanical & Electrical

• Catholic Education Centre HVAC Phase 2 (VVT)
• Catholic Education Centre HVAC Phase 1(RTU)
• Christ The King Plumbing Upgrades
• Gregory Hogan Mechanical
• Holy Family Mechanical Upgrades
• Our Lady of Fatima Childcare Mechanical Upgrades
• Our Lady of Fatima PA/Data Wiring
• St Anne Blenheim Mechanical Upgrades
• St Elizabeth Mechanical Upgrades
• St John Fisher Mechanical Upgrades (Design)
• St Joseph Corunna Mechanical Upgrades
• St Michael Bright’s Grove Mechanical & Window
• St Philip Mechanical Upgrades (RTU)
• St Philip Plumbing Upgrades
• Ursuline College BMS Upgrades
• Renovations & Alterations
• Our Lady of Fatima Interior Renovations
• Our Lady of Fatima Lockers
• Ursuline College Interior Reno
• Ursuline College Library Upgrades

Site Improvements

• Christ The King Parking Lot Replacement
• Christ The King Site Improvements
• Our Lady of Fatima Asphalt Replacement
• Our Lady of Fatima Road Sign
• Sacred Heart Port Lambton Asphalt Upgrades
• St Angela Merici Road Sign
• St Elizabeth Fence
• St Joseph Corunna Parking Lot
• St Joseph Tilbury Parking Lot
• Capital Priorities
• New Gregory Hogan Catholic School (Design)
• New South Chatham Catholic School (Design)
• Sacred Heart Port Lambton Addition & Renovation (Design)

At last night’s meeting, Trustees were also updated on capital priorities, which identify the Board’s most urgent pupil accommodation needs.  These include:

• Priority #1 – a replacement school for Ursuline College Chatham Catholic Secondary School;
• Priority #2 – a childcare addition and renovation at St. Philip Catholic School, Petrolia;
• Priority #3 – a port-a-pak replacement at Christ The King Catholic School, Wallaceburg.

The Board has forwarded three separate business case submissions to the Ministry of Education for consideration.  Notification of successful submissions is expected in the late fall of 2021 to early 2022.