Crescent Park Expansion Project

April 22, 2026

The following project updates occurring since the last meeting:
•    BC Hydro confirmed SD59 will have to give BC Hydro a right of way for the new service. BC Hydro has started the paperwork.
•    Civil work was awarded to Northern Legendary. 
•    Work continued in the interior of the addition
•    Fence was installed on top of the retaining wall
•    Water and sewer work will begin as soon as the ground is thawed 

Costs to date are within budget and the Board’s capital bylaw, including contingency.

March 11, 2026

Ongoing work continues on the Crescent Park School Expansion. The work includes civil planning, millwork, technology (network), ceiling installation and electrical tie-in. 

The Crescent Park Expansion project team has moved the occupancy date to the summer 2026 due to the delay of the civil work until the spring because of the higher risks involved to complete during winter months. 

Further updates included the Notice of Substantial Completion was issued to Fort Modular and Director of Operations and Secretary-Treasurer met with engineer to review and update the project budget and discussed a plan to remediate current deficiencies.

Full updates on the capital projects are available at https://www.sd59.bc.ca/district/capital-projects.

The Crescent Park Elementary School Expansion Project in nearing its final stages. The five classroom expansion was originally announced in December 2023 and will give the school much needed space as the school is operating at 163% over capacity. Several major components of the project still need to be completed (hydro upgrade, water and sewer service, ground work) along with interior finishes; the project is on track to be completed during the 2025-2026 school year. 

Please follow https://www.sd59.bc.ca/district/capital-projects for updates on the project.

The Crecent Park Elementary School Expansion is coming along nicely. Work continues on the modulars that are in place, pricing for the new electrical kiosk has been received, civil plans have been sent to the City of Dawson Creek for approval, contractors met to finalize the plan for the fire alarm system, and the engineer sent civil plans out for pricing (third and final tender package).

Key highlights since June 12, 2025

Since May 13, 2025 the following project highlights have occurred:

The following events have occurred since the March 12th report:

• Fort Modular visited the site.
• Director of Operations and Facilities Manager met with City planners and approvers to discuss the building permit timeline and process.
• Building permit application submitted to the City.
• City confirmed review of the modular portion of the project and expressed no code concerns.
• Fort Modular has the Crescent Park Modular Addition scheduled to start construction in their factory mid-May 2025.
• Force Engineering continues the preparation of the civil, foundation, earth works tender.

To date, $682,445 has been spent of the $9,200,000 budget.

Please follow Capital Projects website page for update information.

Since the last board meeting, Fort Modular, Force Engineering and SD59 project team met to discuss project timelines, building permits and interior finishes. A further consultants meeting was held to discuss and finalize structural, mechanical and electrical details in preparation for manufacturing.

All updates on this project are on the school district website at Capital Projects | School District 59

Since January 22, 2025 the following have occurred: