Red Earth Creek School Build Delayed, Community Awaits

0:00It's April 17th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. Alberta is putting the brakes on a new school build in Red Earth Creek, a remote northern hamlet, because contractor bids came in way over budget. Shovels were supposed to hit the dirt this month, but now it's Paul's while they hunt for cheaper ways to get it done. Officials say the delays about nine months as they switch up the bind process and check out options like wood, steel, or concrete to cut costs. The spots isolation jacks up prices, but they're dead set on keeping quality high for the community. Over a hundred kids, cram into the current K through 12 school, an old makeshift spot with issues like not enough bathrooms. It's the heartbeat of this place, no busing to other towns, works, unlike recent rural closures from low in Roman. The superintendent figures it could drag a full year extra, pushing star past winter and messing with timelines. Our chair calls it a deep disappointment for families who need this upgrade bad.

1:01Province eyes completion by fall 2027, down from winter that year, and they're in talks with the school division. Keep an ear out as they push forward on this essential project.