With the Work B ing Well Into the, Night. Crew ef 47 Men, Composed af Most of the Cement Masous in Southeastern B.C., Poured 260°Cu. Yds. of Concrete Building Began 17 Months Ago Continued from Page 12C works labor forgiveness grant was deducted in our financial statement. These grants are not available to us this year, “The committee had at- tempted to gain full information on these grants in the early, planning stages and was in-. formed by responsible people: that these grants would be! available. One can imagine the| disappointment when the in- formation turned out to be: inaccurate. “Your building committee’ has explored areas of coop- eration with Selkirk College board and department of educa-| tion with very limited results.! “The representatives ‘vf the various organizations will be discussing the results of last; evenings meeting with their! members this week. “Before we make a finali decision to proceed with this! long anticipated complex, the with the project as it stands’ bow ere probably faesd with Mrs. Moore replied i in the affirmative, stating it is esti-. mated at eight per cent on the original estimated $1.6 million, Mr. Selbie said he felt it would have to be up to the taxpayers if we should go. ahead. Mrs. Moore agreed and said, “they will be consulted.” Whether the new facility’ does or does not become a reality, it is apparent the old Castlegar Arena will be serving still a further season. Tt was pointed out there is_ a 60 day period of negotiation’ with the contractors and it is'‘ ‘ felt that work, should it go’ ahead, would not begin until; June. It has been indicated 965: days are needed in which to| * build the proposed structure. ! DECISIONONFATEOF - COMMUNITY CENTRE AND - ARENA YET TOBE MADE * Issue of March 20, 1975 e 8 ee “There has been no deci- ‘sion by the building committee of 6 mills, for 20 year rather than 8 mill on the ity Centre and: Arena as yet,” stated area J’. representative, Martin Vander-. is pol, when he addressed the is Castlegar and District Cham- Whether or not the people: will see fit to continue with this project is yet to be seen. ber of Commerce at its regular monthly tMeeting Thursday. evening. The construction of the’ community building has be- come a controversial issue fol. lowing the announeement last’ week that the original estimate, in of $1.6 million, which was ac Vanderpol, had addressed Ro- tary the same afternoon and in- dicated “we are stuck with $100,000 architectural fees be- _ cause we have gone to tender.” He asked if this was correct. ~ cepted by referendum by the: people, is below estimate by 23 per cent. ‘The increase occurred when grants, originally shown .. “The big question,” said i, Vanderpol, “is ean we af- ford it?” He called attention to the dact this was the first time a wnited vote had been put ‘pehind @ project with the old (towns of Castlegar and Kin- waaird, areas I and J all voting for. the of the prior to press time, saying she, had returned from Victoria where the community complex had been discussed: with the, department of municipal affairs’ and the department of recre- ation and conservation. She said that the depart- ment of recreation and conser- vation will entertain a sup- ility. “It would be a real shocker if no project is built. I wonder can we afford to let this one go down the drain. i am looking forward to input.” oe ‘ FLASH! 1 \ Tesue of March 20, 1975 tt ee 8 ‘The Community Centre: ‘4nd Arena may still come very’ close to the original projected three-mill levy. {This was the opinion of Ald. Audrey Moore who con- tacted the Castlegar News just ry The details of this sub- mission are being worked out at the time by Underwood Mc- Lelland and could represent an additional grant of $150,000, approximately half of the 23 per cent overrun, “The provincial govern- ment has co-operated with us on this project most effective ly,” said Mrs. Moore, “When I was discussing our tender price and it's 28 per cent overrun with the depart- ment of recreation and conser: } vation, I was assured that wej were indeed most fortunate as, raany contracts are, presently] going 80 to 85 per cent over estimate,” she said. CONSTRUCTION WILL The sum of $1,989,649 includes a fully developed 1,000 ‘seat arena with space provided for the future development of an additional 1,000 seats, The ice plant has the capacity to retain ice for 12 months. ‘The area will house six dressing rooms, first-aid rooms, . -and includes provision for pro- per sound equipment for figure skating. - The community building will have a lunch counter and a fully developed kitchen, an as- sembly hall 64 feet by 80 feet, offices for recreation commis- sion and conference rooms, as well as a kiln room and craft area. The RDCK is submitting an application to the depart- ment of agriculture for an agriculture exhibit centre de- signation. This designation would-entitle the board to bor- row funds at lower interest than the prevailing bank rate. The department of recrea- tion and conservation is assist- ing in the financing of this pro- ject by a one-third grant. The RDCK is still continuing in its ' endeavor to obtain further * financial assistance through’ UNDERWAY Issue of April 24, 1975 . * . Work on the Castlegar Community Centre and Arena, gets underway next week. The total expenditure, in- cluding all related costs, will be’ 7 $1,989,549, onthe referendum, were found: to be unobtainable. This was announced yes- terday when the Regional Dis- trict of Central Kootenay stated Fame Construction has agreed to undertake. the con-. struction of the much awaited facility. such avenues as DREE. The present indication is that the financial repayment of this project will be three mills or legs, the news release states. . s . s And that just about covers the history of this fine new facility which will be officially opened tomorrow. In the 1-1/2 years since that last story appeared, stories and pictures in the Castlegar News have recorded. the construction period: Many of those pictures appear in this special souvenir edition. 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