Seismic Mitigation Program Progress Report


Currently, 137 seismic upgrade projects across British Columbia have been completed, are under construction or are proceeding to construction. Seismic safety is also a key component of government’s revitalization of school infrastructure. All of the 83 new and replacement schools built since 2001 are modern, safe, seismically-sound buildings.

Current Project Status (as of March 6, 2012)

Changes in Bold

115 seismic projects are complete:

  1. Langley Fine Arts School (phase 1 and 2) in Langley
  2. Fort Langley Elementary in Langley
  3. Frank Hurt Secondary in Surrey
  4. Ellendale Elementary in Surrey
  5. Senator Reid Elementary in Surrey
  6. Mountainview Montessori Elementary in Surrey
  7. Sullivan Elementary in Surrey
  8. Burnsview Secondary in Delta
  9. Delview Secondary in Delta
  10. Devon Gardens Elementary in Delta
  11. Sunshine Hills Elementary in Delta
  12. Captain James Cook Elementary (phase 1 and 2) in Vancouver
  13. Charles Dickens Elementary in Vancouver
  14. Ideal Mini School in Vancouver (Laurier Annex)
  15. John Norquay Elementary in Vancouver
  16. Simon Fraser Elementary in Vancouver
  17. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary in Vancouver
  18. Vancouver Technical Secondary in Vancouver
  19. Anmore Elementary in Coquitlam
  20. Meadowbrook Elementary in Coquitlam
  21. Pleasantside Elementary in Coquitlam
  22. Seaview Community in Coquitlam
  23. Westwood Elementary in Coquitlam
  24. Gordon Head Middle in Victoria
  25. Monterey Middle in Victoria
  26. Mount Douglas Secondary in Victoria
  27. Prospect Lake Elementary in Saanich
  28. Pauline Haarer Elementary in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
  29. École Robb Road (phase 1 and 2) in the Comox Valley
  30. Highland Secondary in the Comox Valley
  31. Carihi Secondary in Campbell River
  32. École Des Deux Mondes Elementary in Campbell River
  33. Gold River Secondary in Gold River
  34. Eagle View Elementary in Vancouver Island North
  35. William A. Fraser Middle in Abbotsford
  36. KB Woodward Elementary in Surrey
  37. Pinewood Elementary in Delta
  38. Rochester Elementary in Coquitlam
  39. Parkland Elementary in Coquitlam
  40. Porter Street Elementary in Coquitlam
  41. Stelly’s Secondary in Saanich
  42. Port Guichon Elementary in Delta
  43. Margaret Jenkins Elementary in Victoria
  44. Green Timbers Elementary in Surrey
  45. Dr. F.D. Sinclair Elementary in Surrey
  46. Chilliwack Central Community Elementary in Chilliwack
  47. W.J. Mouat Secondary in Abbotsford
  48. Belmont Elementary in Langley
  49. Trafalgar Elementary in Vancouver
  50. Baker Drive Elementary in Coquitlam
  51. Canyon Heights Elementary in North Vancouver
  52. Southgate Middle in Campbell River
  53. Peterson Road Elementary in Langley
  54. École Rose Des Vents in Conseil Scolaire Francophone
  55. Hope Secondary in Hope
  56. Garden City Elementary in Richmond
  57. Colebrook Elementary in Surrey
  58. Britannia Elementary Community school in Vancouver
  59. Sir James Douglas Annex in Vancouver
  60. Jackson Elementary in Abbotsford
  61. Walter Moberly Elementary in Vancouver
  62. Carisbrooke Elementary in North Vancouver
  63. Discovery Elementary in Surrey
  64. Kennedy Trail Elementary in Surrey
  65. R.C. MacDonald Elementary in Coquitlam
  66. Roy Stibbs Elementary in Coquitlam
  67. Guildford Park Secondary in Surrey
  68. Chaffey Burke Elementary in Burnaby
  69. Edmonds Community school in Burnaby
  70. Douglas Road Elementary in Burnaby
  71. Madeira Park Elementary in Sunshine Coast
  72. École Willow Point Elementary in Campbell River
  73. Claremont Secondary in Saanich
  74. Salt Spring Island Middle on Salt Spring Island
  75. Spencer Middle school in Sooke
  76. Total Education in Vancouver
  77. Maquinna Elementary in Alberni
  78. Myrtle Philip Community school in Sea to Sky
  79. Parksville Elementary in Qualicum
  80. East Kensington Elementary in Surrey
  81. Sir Richard McBride Elementary in Vancouver
  82. Capital Hill Elementary in Burnaby
  83. Willows Elementary in Greater Victoria
  84. McLeod Road Elementary in Surrey
  85. Drinkwater Elementary in the Cowichan Valley
  86. Lake Cowichan Secondary in Cowichan Valley
  87. A.H.P. Matthew Elementary in Surrey
  88. Clayton Elementary in Surrey
  89. Ranch Park Elementary in Coquitlam
  90. Eagle Ridge Elementary in Coquitlam
  91. Surrey Traditional school in Surrey
  92. Halls Prairie Elementary in Surrey
  93. James Bay Community in Greater Victoria
  94. Cariboo Hill Secondary in Burnaby
  95. École Jules Quesnel Elementary in Vancouver
  96. Laura Secord Elementary in Vancouver
  97. Miller Park Community Elementary in Coquitlam
  98. Central Middle school in Victoria
  99. West Vancouver Secondary in West Vancouver
  100. Brantford Elementary in Burnaby
  101. Ridgeway Elementary in North Vancouver
  102. Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby
  103. Samuel Brighouse Elementary in Richmond
  104. McKenzie Elementary in Greater Victoria
  105. Rosedale Elementary in Chilliwack
  106. Rosedale Middle school in Chilliwack
  107. North Saanich Middle school in Saanich

Victoria High school phase 1 - Fairey Technical Building in Victoria
(not counted as a complete school site as phase 2 is still in the planning stage)

Note: While the following schools were not addressed under the Seismic Mitigation Program, they have been upgraded or replaced.

  1. Lord Baden-Powell Elementary in Coquitlam
  2. Steveston Secondary in Richmond
  3. Kerrisdale Elementary in Vancouver
  4. Garibaldi Secondary in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
  5. Highlands Elementary in North Vancouver
  6. Crofton Elementary in Cowichan Valley
  7. Westview Elementary in North Vancouver
  8. Happy Valley Elementary in Sooke

16 Projects are under construction:

  1. Gilmore Community Elementary in Burnaby
  2. Maillard Middle school in Coquitlam
  3. Yarrow Community school in Chilliwack
  4. Carson Graham Secondary in North Vancouver
  5. Alberni District Secondary in Alberni
  6. James Park Elementary in Coquitlam
  7. J.W. Sexsmith Community Elementary in Vancouver
  8. Westview (was Grief Point Elementary) in Powell River
  9. Lord Kitchener Elementary in Vancouver
  10. T. E. Scott Elementary in Surrey
  11. Chilliwack Secondary in Chilliwack
  12. Queen Mary Elementary in North Vancouver
  13. Pitt River Community school in Coquitlam
  14. Sir James Douglas Elementary in Vancouver

Note: While the following schools were not addressed under the Seismic Mitigation Program, they will be upgraded or replaced.

  1. Abbotsford Collegiate
  2. University Hill Secondary in Vancouver

6 Projects are proceeding to construction:

  1. Moody Middle school in Coquitlam
  2. Vic West Elementary in Greater Victoria
  3. Lansdowne Middle in Greater Victoria
  4. Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam
  5. Kitsilano Secondary in Vancouver

Note: While the following schools were not addressed under the Seismic Mitigation Program, they will be upgraded or replaced.

  1. Sunnyside Elementary in Surrey