The new multi-million dollar West Niagara Secondary School in Grimsby won’t be opening this September, DSBN confirmed on Wednesday, citing delays and barriers brought on by the global pandemic.
“The delay of the West Niagara Secondary School build is disappointing news for all of us,” said Warren Hoshizaki, Director of Education with the board. “We have been looking forward to opening this school to you, and having you experience everything it will offer, for a very long time.”
Current students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 at Grimsby Secondary School (GSS) and Beamsville District Secondary School (BDSS), along with incoming Grade 9 students from feeder schools, will officially be enrolled at West Niagara Secondary School, together.
The board said it will share an update on the project once clearer projections of when the building will be finished becomes available.
The cost for constructing the school, which will include a theatre venue, has been slated around $40 million.
