Province commits to building new elementary schools in Brantford and Paris, Ont.

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More than 1,500 elementary school spaces and more than 160 licensed child care spaces will be opening in Brantford and Paris, Ont. after the provincial government announced funding for three new schools.

Paris Catholic Elementary School and Childcare Centre, Paris Public Elementary School, and South-West Brantford Catholic Elementary School and Child Care Centre, will result in 1,562 additional spaces for elementary school students and 162 licensed child care spaces.

Once built, the schools will be part of the Brant Haldimand Catholic District School Board and Grand Erie District School Board but, at this point, there are no set locations for the schools.

The provincial government said they will be investing $75.5 million for all three locations.

The Paris Catholic Elementary School and Child Care Centre is expected to cost $24.5 million, the price tag for the Paris Public Elementary School comes in at $26.5 million and the province has earmarked another $24.5 million for the Southwest Brantford Catholic Elementary School and Child Care Centre.