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A high school will be located in downtown Windsor for the first time in more than four decades with the announcement Monday that the province has approved a new $26-million Catholic Central on the Windsor Arena site.

The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board hopes to have the new school open for the fall of 2018.

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“We’re so excited about this announcement,” said director of education Paul Picard.

“There’s so much that’s happened outside of the core of Windsor, now the university has moved downtown and the college has moved downtown.

“We really envision a community hub that students can start elementary school into high school and right through to university.… The possibilities downtown are incredible.”

The school board will get the 5.7-acre site for $1 from the City of Windsor. The board will also have to demolish Windsor Arena, a cost that isn’t covered by the $26 million from the province. It’s estimated the price tag for the demolition will be $250,000.