Board buys land near LaSalle's Vollmer Complex for Prince Andrew Public School

Land has been bought for the replacement of a LaSalle elementary school.

The Greater Essex County District School Boardhas finalized the purchase of a 2.5 hectare property on the east side of Judy Recker Crescent, near theVollmer Culture and Recreation Complex.

The new Prince Andrew Public School will be accessed from a new street to be built off Laurier Parkway.

This parcel is 2 km southwest of the current school building.

"This is an outstanding location for us,"saiddirector of education, Erin Kelly, in a statement. "It's centrally located in the school's catchment area and it's close to the Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex and Sandwich Secondary School."

Ontario's Ministry of Education has approved more than $9 millionfor the new building, which will accommodate423 students.

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