CRESTON – The Regional District of Central Kootenay will expand, renovate and upgrade the Creston and District Community Complex thanks to a joint investment of $2 million from the federal and provincial governments. This funding will be provided through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF), which supports the continued growth of B.C. communities as greener, healthier and more sustainable places to live. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and MP for Kootenay-Columbia, and Bill Bennett, MLA for East Kootenay.
“The renovated Creston and District Community Complex will expand from 72,000 to 103,800 square feet to help meet the growing needs of this vibrant community,” said Abbott on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification. “Through investments in projects such as this, our government is delivering on its promise to help communities grow as vibrant places to live, work and raise families.”
The project will involve the construction of an attached indoor aquatic facility containing a 25-metre, five-lane pool, a therapy leisure pool, a hot pool, a steam room, change rooms and additional administration and operations space. The project will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards for energy consumption, including a heat recovery system to heat the pools.
The majority of the program funding from the CBCMRIF, which was launched in June 2006, supports communities of fewer than 250,000 people in minimizing the costs to taxpayers of local infrastructure upgrades or new construction projects.
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