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The Concept

  • St. Joseph's Catholic High School (Open September 2001, 800 students expanding to 1200 students)
  • Outdoor facilities include
    • 400 metre shale eight lane running track,
    • two senior softball diamonds,
    • football field,
    • soccer field,
    • asphalt multi-use pad (with eight three-on-three basketball hoops or four tennis courts)
  •  Centre, (Open April 2003)
  • Gymnastics Centre (Open September 2005)
  • Aquatics & Wellness Centre (currently being designed for opening in 2010)
  • Public High School (1200 students)
  • Field House/Indoor Running Track
  • Lease Spaces (for a variety of purposes including healthy food choices, sports equipment, physiotherapy, community policing)
  • additional tennis courts
  • sand volleyball courts
  • playground and picnic area
  • three additional soccer fields
  • football field
  • additional 400 metre eight lane running track
  • parking for approximately 1300 vehicles
  • city transit bus stops
  • safe, interior ring road traffic system adjacent to major arterial road and highway