Battleford town council voted in favour of supporting the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre’s new building to the tune of $50,000 at Monday’s regular council meeting.
A motion was made following the receipt of a letter from Rob Rongve and Heath Gabruch, co-chairs of the BTEC fundraising effort, to approve the request for support in the amount of $5,000 per year for 10 years.
The “My Community Cares” fundraising campaign has been working toward raising the community portion of the cost to replace BTEC’s 100-year-old building in Riverview with a new $1.4 million facility at Railway Avenue and 105th Street in North Battleford.
North Battleford council has also received a request for a donation to the BTEC building fund. They were asked last week for a donation of $10,000 a year annually, running for 10 years, in line with a similar donation made to Battlefords Boys and Girls Club for their new building project. But councillors said they need additional information before they decide on the request.
Meanwhile, a ground-breaking ceremony for the new building has been planned for June 24 at 10 a.m. at the new site. Construction is expected to start shortly thereafter.
BTEC provides programming and services to members of the community living with disabilities, assisting them in the pursuit of independence and quality of life. The new facility will allow an additional 30 participants to take part, stated Rongve and Heath in their letter to Battleford town councillors.
