Backgrounder: Government of Canada announces funding for ten community buildings across Saskatchewan

Backgrounder

Government of Canada announces funding for ten community buildings across Saskatchewan

Through the Green and Inclusive Community Building (GICB) program, the Government of Canada is investing over $68 million towards ten projects in Saskatchewan to support retrofits to existing community buildings as well as the construction of new community buildings. All projects are intended to make community infrastructure more energy efficient and accessible. Applicants are contributing over $19.4 million to these projects.

Seven of the projects announced today are funded through GICB’s scheduled intake stream for large building retrofit projects or new community building projects, with total eligible costs ranging from $3 million to $25 million. The three remaining projects are funded through GICB’s rolling intake for small and medium retrofit projects, ranging in total eligible cost from $100,000 to $3 million.

Project Information:

Recipient	Community	Project Name	Project Details	Federal Funding	Applicant Funding
Corporation of the Debden Community Centre	Village of Debden	Debden Community Centre	Replacement of a deteriorating furnace heating systems, skylights, and windows	$118,320	$17,500
Cowessess First Nation	Cowessess First Nation*	Cowessess Urban Indigenous Health Centre	Construction of a new, net-zero carbon community health and social facility	$15,292,782	$7,561,806
Ituna Community Arena Cooperative	Town of Ituna	Ituna Arena Retrofit	Replace decaying arena roof structure, install energy saving systems, and increase facility accessibility	$2,398,653	$599,663
Mistawasis Nehiyawak	First Nations of Mistawasis Indian Reserve No. 103*	Mistawasis Nehiyawak Community Centre	Construction of a new, net-zero carbon community centre for important events, education programs, seniors’ activities, and public meetings	$8,064,875	$300,000
Onion Lake Cree Nation	First Nations of Seekaskootch I.R. 119 and I.R. 120*	Onion Lake Cree Nation Aquatic Centre	Construction of a new, net zero carbon ready aquatic centre featuring a lap pool, lazy river, indoor spray park, and multi-purpose rooms	$14,923,200	$4,018,800
Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation	Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation	PRFN Health and Wellness Centre	Construction of a new, net zero carbon ready community health and social facility	$4,382,587	$330,000
Saskatoon	City of Saskatoon	Albert Community Centre Upgrades	Retrofitting the 100-year-old heritage building to improve energy efficiency and accessibility	$6,507,320	$1,626,380
Saskatoon	City of Saskatoon	Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre Expansion and Upgrades	Upgrades to the building envelope to improve energy and water efficiency, safety and overall building accessibility	$10,032,769	$3,355,179
Sweetgrass First Nation	Sweetgrass First Nation, Reserve No. 113	Sweetgrass Daycare and Early Learning Head Start Centre	Construction of a new, net-zero carbon ready facility that serves as a daycare, educational, cultural, and social support facility.	$5,512,876	$471,033
The Circle Project Association Inc.	City of Regina	Circle Project Community and Cultural Hub	Transformation of an existing building into a community cultural hub	$864,912	$1,140,384

*For projects marked by an asterisk, federal funding is conditional on fulfilling all requirements related to environmental assessment.

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Date modified:: 2022-11-24