Students at a secondary school in South Cambie will be moving into a new building by 2022, in what the province is calling the largest seismic project in Vancouver’s history.
The B.C. government is spending nearly $80 million to replace Eric Hamber Secondary. The new school will be built beside the current building on Willow Street and 33rd Ave.
Eric Hamber Secondary — which serves 1,700 students in Grades 8-12 — opened in 1962 and has been renovated and expanded several times over the years.
The building still needs more updating and has been deemed high-risk in the event of an earthquake.
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