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School district sells land next to planned UBCO campus
New multi-storey campus expected to be boon for urban core
Central Okanagan Public Schools has sold its downtown property to UBCO ahead of the planned start of construction of the ambitious downtown campus next door.
The McWilliams Centre, at 580 Doyle Avenue, currently comprises staff and teaching resource spaces for the District's K-12 online education program, eSchool23. It does not contain student spaces or classrooms.
The site is next to the lot on which UBCO’s 46-storey multi-faceted campus at 550 Doyle Avenue will be built.
In a media release, SD23 said the sale of the property will help the District fund renovations to the existing Hollywood Road Education Services (HRES) to improve building efficiency, enhance services to online learners, and accommodate the online learning program's staff.
UBCO said there were no immediate plans to develop the McWilliams centre site given that the District is set to lease the space until renovations at HRES are complete.
Published 2022-12-06 by Kelowna10 Staff
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