that there’s a lot of capital investment that would be needed to bring things up to date… there’s a lot of new standards and building codes that our facilities need to meet, so that’s where we’re focusing the more critical infrastructure update efforts” says Chief Financial Officer and Secretary-Treasurer Paul Critchley. The Division is actively working with local, provincial and federal governments to secure funding for new infrastructure projects that will provide students with modern, safe, and functional learning environments. It has already completed a fair number of projects, but there is still work to be done. The division has upgraded the Frontier Collegiate campus in Cranberry Portage, renovated Cranberry Portage Elementary School, and completed three new gym floors at the Gillam, Mel Johnson, and Black River Anishinabe schools in past fiscal year. Additionally, the division is involved in six feasibility studies for additions or new builds for First Nation communities. Apart from its school buildings, one of the division’s most pressing challenges is staff recruitment, given Students in the P.E.N.T. Program learning basket weaving. 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 04 FRONTIER SCHOOL DIVISION
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