Funding received by HPEDSB to improve air filtration in schools
September 21, 2022 - For the 2022-2023 school year, the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Project (ICIP), an joint initiative of the federal and provincial governments, granted Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board funding to support projects whose primary purpose is to increase outdoor air intake and/or increase air cleaning in order to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Funding was provided to install new ventilation equipment (unit ventilators and exhaust systems) to service all classroom spaces at Madoc Township Public School and for the purchase of higher Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) filters for all HPEDSB schools.
Read more about the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Project.