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KITIMAT - The Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter Club has been given a $60,000 advance from Kitimat Council. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of a motion to release a $60,000 advance to the club “on an agreement in principle that [the golf club] continues to operate the Club’s operations and that the District acquires surplus lands surrounding the golf course.” Since last November there’s been discussion about the town acquiring lands in the White-
sail area that belong to the golf course, which tied in to discussion of monies for the club from the town. In February the golf club asked for $162,000 in financial aid. Debate about that whole amount hasn’t taken place and will be included in the 2015 year end financial and operations report to council, staff say. Discussions at the staff level about the town acquiring the lands are continuing to take place. Mario Feldhoff noted in the debate to provide the $60,000 that an earlier presentation from
the golf course observed that there were immediate spending needs on curling rink equipment to get that portion of the operations going this year. Those costs in theory, said Feldhoff, could use up the entire $60,000. He said he hopes to hear more about those needs, if they are time sensitive issues, in the coming weeks. In an August presentation to council, club President Robin Lapointe pointed to a number of items the club will have to pay for in the coming months. The immense snow dump in February crushed their driving
range cover and they’ll need to replace that. A technician’s report on the curling rink’s condenser revealed it would have to be raised, which is estimated to cost $30,000. Another $30,000 is estimated to replace the dehumidifier in the curling rink as well. The cost for the driving range cover is estimated at $40,000, but that is a temporary budget, and may be reduced once the board finds out how much industrial donation will fit in to it. He said the steel for the project has already been donated, but costs such as equipment are so far unknown.
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