New School, New Life for the Downtown Eastside
The Province is investing $49.3 million in a new campus for the School for the Contemporary Arts for Simon Fraser University that will anchor the Woodward's redevelopment project and help revitalize Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The school will include public space, performance venues, teaching studios, a 400-seat theatre, and a multimedia lounge and lab for new media. It is expected to increase economic activity in the area by up to $7.5 million per year.