The home of the City Kinsmen Band was prominent at North Battleford council Monday.
David Dekker, representing the NB City Kinsmen Band Association, reported on extensive renovation plans for the band hall.
The band hall, which has been the band’s location since moving there in 1980, is located at 1801-104th St,, just south of the Civic Centre.
The plan is to replace the roof, paint the exterior, and inside remove a large storage area and the rehearsal stage. They intend to also replace the windows with more energy-efficient material, replace the ceiling tiles, add acoustic treatments and renovate the washrooms.
Lyle Schell will be the general contractor for the project.
The building permit will likely be valued at $200,000 but Dekker said the total budget will be in the neighbourhood of $300,000 once all the purchases are included.
It is expected construction will begin in mid-May and run until the fall. Prior to that, a garage sale is planned for the general public on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We’re very excited about the project,” Dekker said. “Band membership has to approve projects of this size and the approval was unanimous. So we’re all excited about the new look the band hall will have.”
In addition, it is a hectic time for the various bands of the NB City Kinsmen Band Association.
Their beginner and intermediate bands will perform at the band hall May 3 and the senior band will hold their spring concert May 7 at the Dekker Centre. Their student bands will be heading to SpringFest, the provincial band competition in Regina May 25-27.
