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School district does $400,000 worth of upgrades to schools over the summer

While students were away for the summer, the School District of Mystery Lake maintenance team was busy making upgrades to all 7 schools.

 

Facilities Manager Keith Derksen says they usually do about $400,000 worth of projects every summer:

 

"We have a few themes that kinda go every year, and a few years ago we had a theme that we started replacing school PA systems, we’ve completed that. We started school security systems, keyless access, that was completed, but now we’re working on a theme of exterior doors. We’ve been working on that for a few years and that will continue on".

 

Derksen says they have also been improving sidewalks, and replacing toilet stalls.

 

Two of the bigger projects that were done over the summer was rebuilding the entrance to RD Parker, and installing a ramp at Wapanohk School.

 

Derksen says they 17 different contractors working for them at various this summer.

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