Construction Projects
Infrastructure improvements to ALCDSB schools are underway with support from Ministry grant.
St. Geneviève Catholic School
In December 2021, the ALCDSB received approval to award the tender for the new elementary school in the Kingston Woodhaven subdivision, located on Holden Street.
The 21.9 million dollar project will be a dual stream school, providing ALCDSB students with outstanding opportunities for learning in both French and English, within a state-of-the-art facility. This project is part of the province's capital investment program to support students with better learning spaces.
St. Geneviève Catholic School will be opening to students in September 2024.
Highlights of this new school include:
- 481 elementary student spaces
- 20 learning studios
- 10 learning commons
- 4 new childcare rooms, providing 73 new licensed childcare spaces
- 3 new EarlyON Child and Family Centre rooms
St. Joseph Catholic School
In February 2022, the ALCDSB received approval to award the tender for the renovation and construction of a new school addition to St. Joseph Catholic School, located on Bridge Street East in Belleville.
The $22.6 million project will provide ALCDSB students with more opportunities to feel empowered to reach their full potential within a state-of-the-art facility. This project is part of the province's capital investment program to support students with better learning spaces.
The addition will accommodate:
- 481 elementary student spaces
- 20 learning studios
- 6 learning commons
- 3 new childcare rooms, providing 49 new licensed childcare spaces
- 2 dedicated EarlyON Child and Family Centre rooms.
While this work is being completed, the St. Joseph Catholic School community is being temporarily housed at the Sir Winston Churchill Public School site, located at 301 MacDonald Avenue.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School
The ALCDSB is currently finalizing the design on this $28.3 million capital project which supports the construction of a new Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School building in Amherstview.
This new build will allow our students to pursue their educational experience in modern spaces that promote collaborative learning enabling them to reach their full potential. Our Lady of Mount Carmel CS will continue to be a dual stream school, offering learning in both French and English. This project is part of the province's capital investment program to support students with better learning spaces.
The addition will accommodate:
- 449 elementary student spaces
- 19 learning studios
- 9 learning commons
- 3 new childcare rooms, providing 49 new licensed childcare spaces
While this work is being completed, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School community will continue to be housed in the existing Our Lady of Mount Carmel CS building.
St. Gregory Catholic School
In July 2022, the ALCDSB received $4.6 million in Land Priorities funding approval from the province of Ontario for the acquisition of a new 5.1-acre site located at 175 Talbot Street in Picton.
The ALCDSB is currently finalizing the design for a new elementary school on the new school site and looks forward to making further updates as this project progress. This new build continues ALCDSB commitment to design modern collaborative learning spaces which will inspire our students to achieve their full potential. This project is part of the province's capital investment program to support students with better learning spaces.
The addition will accommodate:
- 354 elementary student spaces
- 15 learning studios
- 5 learning commons
While this work is being completed, the St. Gregory Catholic School community will continue to be housed in the existing St. Gregory CS building located on Owens Street in Picton.
J.J. O'Neill Catholic School
In May 2024, the ALCDSB received approval to award the construction tender on this a $22,613,998 capital project addition to the existing J.J. O’Neill Catholic School building in Napanee. This work is being completed on the current J.J. O’Neill Catholic School property and will consist of a major addition to the current building.
The addition will accommodate:
- 331 elementary student spaces
- 14 learning studios
- 6 learning commons
- 3 new childcare rooms, providing 49 new licensed childcare spaces
While the construction work is being completed, the J.J. O’Neill Catholic School community will continue to be housed in the existing building.
Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF)
The Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) is an Environment and Climate Change Canada program under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, delivering up to 218 million dollars. This program is funded from the proceeds of the federal carbon pollution pricing system. Programming is available in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick, where provinces had not committed to their own carbon pollution pricing systems in 2019-20. Eligible recipients would benefit from funding for projects to decrease energy usage, save money, and reduce carbon pollution.
The CAIF supports projects and measures undertaken by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals (“MUSH sector"), and not-for-profit organizations.
CAIF in collaboration with the Government of Ontario, is a time-limited federal-provincial cost matching program to help school boards make energy efficiency improvements and retrofits that reduce energy use, costs, and carbon pollution
The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has received energy efficiency upgrades funded by the CAIF. This funding has been used to for a roofing upgrade at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario.
