Two portables being built at 脡cole Willows School missed another projected completion date, leaving two classes to cope with ongoing disruptions. The portables were alloted by the Greater Victoria School District to accommodate the growing number of students in the catchment and to meet .

The portables were to be finished in time for the start of the new school year in September 2017. That date was pushed back to Thanksgiving due to . Thanksgiving has come and gone and while work continues on the portables, they are far from finished.

The two classes destined for the portables have been sharing the Willows gym for the last six weeks, a less than ideal learning environment with excessive noise and distraction.

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A teacherB次元官网网址檚 recent email sent to parents of the two classes suggests that construction work could last for another month or two. As the gym was never intended as a long-term solution, Willows teachers and staff have had to come up with a new temporary solution: one of the two classes moves into the school library next week.

While it is a difficult situation for the two classes in limbo, the whole school is feeling the effects. First, they lost their gym access, and now their library as well.

The school district has yet to announce a new projected completion date. As of the time of publication, the school district has not returned Oak Bay B次元官网网址B次元官网网址� requests for more information.

UPDATED: The Greater Victoria School District has responded to Oak Bay B次元官网网址B次元官网网址� requests for updated information.

The structural components of the Willows portables are now complete. The exterior has some work left to be done. The project is now waiting on the HVAC system and electrical. The District has cited a lack of labour availability in Victoria as well as supply delays for the project running past deadline.

A new completion date has been added to the SD61 website stating: B次元官网网址淪tudents will be in their new space no later than November 13, 2017.B次元官网网址�

keri.coles@oakbaynews.com