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Nelson-Creston benefits from major community investments

Nelson Daily Staff
By Nelson Daily Staff
July 9th, 2020

The Nelson Civic Theatre Society and the Nelson Cycling Club are just two of the organizations benefiting from a new joint provincial-federal investment fund.

Nelson NDP MLA Michelle Mungall made the announcement recently that people in Nelson-Creston will benefit from better infrastructure, upgrades to local trails and a new cultural media arts centre thanks to the $4 million investment.

“This four million is a significant investment in our region,” said Mungall, MLA for Nelson-Creston.

“These four projects contribute to our communities’ wellbeing and opportunities for prosperity at a time when we need them more than ever.”

Projects in Nelson-Creston receiving funding include:

  • Nelson Civic Theatre Society: Developing The Civic Theatre into a Cultural Media Arts Centre ($2,717,000)
  • Nelson Cycling Club: Nelson and Area Trail Network Enhancement Project ($118,956)
  • Central Kootenay: Woodbury Village Water System Treatment Upgrade Project ($480,840)
  • Central Kootenay: RDCK East Shore Connectivity Project: installation of fibre-optic infrastructure to Riondel, Boswell, and Wyndel ($782,000).

Mungall said this local funding is part of over $228 million in grants going to B.C. communities through the first intake of Community, Culture and Recreation and Rural & Northern Communities streams of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), a provincial-federal cost-sharing program that makes investments in community and green infrastructure.

The Province of B.C. has committed nearly $62 million of the total funding for this intake.

Mungall said the second intake for both streams was announced on June 25, with nearly $160 million in combined funding available for projects.

Investments made through ICIP are designed to create economic growth, sustain well-paying jobs, build inclusive communities, and support a low-carbon, green economy.

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