in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ly 15 ,2 02 1 | 22 Gain access to Future Ready talent. mohawkcollege.ca/employers Hire a Mohawk Graduate Halton District School Board trustees have settled on a new site for a future north Oakville high school. The trustees voted dur- ing a private session of their June 16 meeting to se- lect a portion of the proper- ty located at the northwest corner of Sixth Line and Burnhamthorpe Road as the school site. The board announced the decision in a media re- lease on Friday, July 2. Board staff said that with the site identified, they are now in a position to commence the process of acquiring the lands and ad- vance the required submis- sions to municipal approv- al agencies to seek approv- al for the development of the new site. "I am pleased we have found a new site for the Oakville NE high school," said Kelly Amos, trustee for Oakville Wards 5 and 7. "Thanks to the collabo- rative work with our mu- nicipal partners, I believe we have an even better lo- cation for the new school, without causing signifi- cant delay." The board found them- selves in need of a new site for the school after having to scrap plans to build the facility at 1039 Dundas St. W., just west of the Dundas Street and Neyagawa Bou- levard intersection. They announced the cancellation of those plans on Feb. 24 after it was deter- mined that a radio tower array, discovered to the west of the site, would cause radio interference that would greatly impact the school's day-to-day op- erations. The province an- nounced in July 2020 that it will invest $33.6 million to build the school in north Oakville. The proposal for the 1039 Dundas St. W. site was to build a three-storey, 82,575-square-foot school building with 60 class- rooms, 141 parking spaces, six accessible parking spaces and 46 bicycle park- ing spaces. This school was sched- uled to open for the 2024- 2025 school year; however, it is unclear whether this deadline can still be met or if there will be any design changes as a result of the new location. There is no shortage of need for this new high school. During a Jan. 18 meeting of Oakville town council, urban planner Natalie Hickey said that as of Octo- ber 2020, there were 734 secondary students living in Oakville, north of Dun- das Street, who have to at- tend schools south of Dun- das Street. NEW LOCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL FINALIZED Halton District School Board's new Oakville high school will be located at Sixth Line and Burnhamthorpe Road. Graham Paine/Metroland NEWS Let your community know you're open for business. ommunity c ourt yeL To help our communitieswe have created an online business directory that features local businesses that are open, hours of operation and how customers can safelymake purchases from your store. Our business directory can be accessed from anyone of our 25 Community sites in Ontario. Visit metroland.com to find the community site in your area. Signing up is easy and free. 1 Visit our community website in your area and click on the banner at the bottom of the page 2 Click the "Add Business" link 3 Complete and submit the formSubmit www.metroland.com