Kootenays
The B.C. government is investing in a range of infrastructure projects that will create jobs and benefit local communities.
Currently, projects in the Kootenays region are expected to generate an estimated 1,033 jobs.
Project details are listed below:
Project |
Community |
Details |
Funding |
Expected Start Date |
Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements | Creston | Town of Creston will receive $3.14 million to upgrade the community's sewage treatment plant. The existing treatment plant, which is over 30 years old, serves almost the entire the population of Creston, including major employers. The funding will support upgrades to the existing wastewater treatment plant so it meets provincial and federal regulatory standards. | $3.14M | Planning underway | Communities |
| Phase 3 Expansion of the District Heating System | Revelstoke | Revelstoke will receive $375,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for the Phase 3 Expansion of the District Heating System, which will use the excess capacity of the biomass thermal energy plant by connecting to four more buildings. | $375,000 | Planning underway | Communities |
| River Trail | Revelstoke | Revelstoke will receive $49,967 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding for the completion of the city's River Trail. The completed trail will improve active transportation options and negate the need for River Trail users to use roadways. | $49,967 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Columbia Avenue Sidewalk | Radium Hot Springs | Radium is receiving $20,000 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding for a 300-metre sidewalk along Columbia Avenue to improve safety. | $20,000 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| Road Upgrades | Invermere | Invermere is receiving $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding to revitalize 7th Avenue between 6th and 9th Street, creating a pedestrian corridor between Invermere's downtown and the Pothole Park Spirit Square. | $400,000 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Westside Pathway System | Invermere | Invermere will receive $198,966 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding for the Westside Pathway system (10 fitness stations, bike lanes, new sidewalk). Local schools plan to incorporate the fitness circuit into their school curriculum. | $198,966 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena | East Kootenay Regional District | The Regional District is receiving $375,000 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program to upgrade the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. | $375,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Civic Centre Redevelopment | Golden | Golden is receiving $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for the Civic Centre Redevelopment project. The project includes a combination of renovations and expansions to the facility that will dramatically re-shape the centre. | $400,000 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| New Fire Hall | Radium Hot Springs | Radium is receiving $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding to build a new fire hall. | $400,000 | Planning underway | Communities |
| NW Reservoir / James White Well | Fernie | City of Fernie will receive $4.8 million for a new reservoir, which will improve the reliability of the drinking water system. This project involves the construction of a new reservoir with a water treatment system as well as a transmission main connecting the well to the reservoir. | $4.8M | Planning underway | Communities |
| Grand Forks LocalMotion Project | Grand Forks | Grand Forks will receive $712,000 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding to construct 6 km of bike paths throughout the city. | $712,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Domestic Water Well #2, Generator Backup & Distribution System Upgrade | Nakusp | The Village of Nakusp will receive $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding to construct a backup drinking water supply for the village. | $400,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Municipal Office/Works Building Upgrade | New Denver | The Village of New Denver will receive $335,986 in federal and provincial funding through the Towns for Tomorrow program to renovate and upgrade the current municipal hall facility. | $335,986 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Topping Creek Intake Replacement, Phase 2 | Rossland | City of Rossland will receive $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for phase two of a project that will provide a secure water source while protecting the aquatic environment by allowing fish to pass downstream. | $400,000 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Centre Star Gulch Trail | Rossland | City of Rossland will receive $20,425 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding to construct the Centre Star Gulch trail, to connect with a popular existing trail. This project will link downtown Rossland with existing trails. | $20,425 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| Silverton Water System Upgrade | Silverton | The Village of Silverton will receive $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for the Silverton Water System Upgrade project. | $400,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Violin Lake Recreation Plan | Trail | The City of Trail is receiving $375,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for work in the Violin Lake area. This project involves upgrades to road access, construction of a 10 km trail, creation of trailhead access, as well as upgrades to camping and day use areas. | $375,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| 5th Street and 7th Avenue Walkways | Castlegar | The City of Castlegar will receive $461,000 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding to build a sidewalk connecting residential areas with three schools, the downtown core, the hospital, three seniors facilities and local churches and parks, including the linear Millennium Park along the Columbia River. | $461,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Hazard Beacon Project (Castlegar Airport Night Aircraft Operations) | Castlegar | The City of Castlegar will receive $356,250 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for hazard beacons at the airport, which will allow for night-time emergency flights. | $356,250 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Christina Living Arts Centre – Living Machine | Kootenay Boundary Regional District | The Kootenay Boundary Regional District will receive $320,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for the Christina Living Arts Centre – Living Machine project, which will cleanse wastewater and sewage from the Living Arts Centre and RVs in the area by mimicking a wetland system. | $320,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Highway 1 improvements | Revelstoke | The Clanwilliam Bridge project involves the reconstruction of 2.3 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway from two lanes to four lanes and replaces the two-lane bridge with a new four-lane structure 10 kilometres west of Revelstoke. This $29 million project is expected to create 290 direct and indirect jobs. | $29.0M | Planning underway | Transportation |
| Highway 1 improvements | Golden | The Donald Bridges project will upgrade approximately four kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway from two lanes to four lanes with the construction of a new four-lane Donald Bridge over the Columbia River, and a new four-lane Donald Overhead Bridge that crosses the Canadian Pacific Rail line. | $63.0M | Planning underway | Transportation |
| Library Expansion | Kimberley | Kimberley library receives $369,939 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding to upgrade and expand. The project will enhance the comfort and performance of the building and extend the life of the facility for another 30 to 40 years. | $369,939 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Peak to Platzl Trail | Kimberley | Kimberley is receiving a total of $456,250 in federal and provincial LocalMotion funding for Highway 95A walkways and bike paths and construction of three sections of the Peak to Platzl trail. | $456,250 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| Headwaters Walkway | Canal Flats | Canal Flats is receiving $243,200 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding for the Headwaters Walkway project, a 2.5-km asphalt walkway encircling the central community core. | $243,200 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| Invermere and District Hospital Redevelopment | Invermere | A $4.3-million redevelopment project at Invermere and District Hospital will include a new emergency department to improve access to high-quality emergency medical care. | $4.3M | Summer 2009 | Health |
| Mountain Meadows Upgrade and Expansion | Elkford | Elkford will receive $357,600 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program to upgrade and expand the Mountain Meadows golf course irrigation system and provide a new water well. | $357,600 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| College of the Rockies | Cranbrook | South entrance building renovation and expansion to replace programs housed in portables, in order to increase functionality and enhance security. | $12.7M | Spring 2009 | Education |
| East Kootenay Highway Improvements | Cranbrook | The East Kootenay region will receive $29.5 million in joint federal and provincial funding to improve local highways and bridges. | $29.5M | Planning underway | Transportation |
| Central Kootenay Energy Efficiency | Central Kootenay Regional District | Central Kootenay Regional District will receive $375,000 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program for energy efficiency improvements to community complexes in Nelson, Creston and Castlegar. | $375,000 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| 16th Avenue Sidewalk | Creston | Creston will receive $117,450 in federal and provincial funding from the LocalMotion program to install 900 metres of sidewalk on 16th Avenue from Canyon Street, north to Scott Road and then on to the proposed Highway 3 bypass and Arrow Mountain. | $117,450 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| City Hall Improvements | Kaslo | Kaslo receives $202,400 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program for energy improvements to the civic building, including the city hall and library. | $202,400 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Lakeview Trail Project | Kaslo | Kaslo receives $19,951 in federal and provincial funding from the LocalMotion program for the initial phase of the three-phrase Lakeview trail project, along the 400 block of Water Street. | $19,951 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Sewer Upgrades | Nelson | Nelson will receive $375,000 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program to replace several sections of deteriorated sanitary and storm sewer main lines that cross the Yellowhead Road & Bridge (YRB) Yard on Cedar Street. | $375,000 | Planning underway | Communities |
| Sidewalk Upgrades | Nelson | Nelson will receive $241,750 in federal and provincial funding from the LocalMotion program for sidewalks and pathways throughout the city, improving safety and public access to public transit. | $241,750 | Spring 2009 | Communities |
| Road Upgrades | Salmo | Salmo receives $361,140 in federal and provincial funding from the Towns for Tomorrow program to reconstruct selected municipal roads in the village to better withstand frost heave during winter. | $361,140 | Summer 2009 | Communities |
| Selkirk College | Castlegar | Replacement of existing HVAC systems to improve energy efficiency and allow summer programming. | $1.88M | Summer 2009 | Education |
| Kootenay Senior's Rental Housing Initiative | Kootenays | The Kootenays will receive $3.96 million in federal and provincial funding to create 16 units of housing for seniors and persons with disabilities under the new Senior's Rental Housing Initiative. | $3.96M | Spring 2009 | Housing |
| Energy Efficiency Project | Kootenays | The Kootenays will share in a combined investment of $20 million by the Province and school districts for projects to improve the energy efficiency and air quality in interior and northern-B.C. schools | Planning underway | Education |
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