by Ross Dickson
With the approval last
One of the first goals set year of the Ministry, Her-
by the Board of Governors itage had already em
of the newly-created Heri- barked on the prelimi-
tage College last year was nary steps of the project.
to build more classroom The first choice would
space for its students. Last have been to move to a
week, the Minister of larger high school aban-
Higher Education and doned by the Outaouais
Science, Claude Ryan, Hull School Commission
told the College that $6.8 (CSOH). However, with
million had been allocat the Univerité du Québec
ed for this purpose.
getting that school, the
Mr Ryan visited West Board opted for enlarging
Quebec on Tuesday, Au and renovating the
gust 29 to announce his present campus on Lauri-
plans for Heritage Col- er Street.
lege, the Université du Architects were hired in
Québec, and several late 1988 and plans were
schools in the region. prepared. With the recent
approval of the full budget
by Treasury Board as an
nounced by Mr Ryan, the
major hurdle remaining
is obtaining the necessary
changes in zoning from
the City of Hull. This pro-
cess is also a difficult one,
and cannot be taken for
granted, according to Lar-
ry Kolesar, director gen
eral of Heritage.
At the press conference
in Hull, Mr Ryan
claimed that the timing of
the announcement was
not related to the election
campaign, although the
date of the Treasury Board
decision was July 12th. He
stated that he was not try-
ing to buy votes, he was
just solving problems.
Other projects receiving
Treasury Board approval
include $5 million for the
Université du Québec for
improving the former
D’Arcy McGee High
School, now known as
École de la Promenade,
$3.5 million for the Aylm-
er School Commission to
enlarge Grande Rivière
High School, $4.1 million
to the CSOH for construc-
tion of a new school, and
$900 thousand to enlarge a
school in Angers.
