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Riverfront Centre takes another step forward
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Brent DaCosta and Ray Hicks of Power Tech Electric install cable trays underneath the Victoria St. Bridge Monday as work begins on the lighting project. The project will illuminate the bridge with LED lights and is expected to be completed in time for Silver City Days in May.
Hospital plan and secondary road remain priority for Trail SHERI REGNIER Trail Times
A secondary access road is part and parcel with a $40 million renovation plan for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, says the city mayor. So news Trail was denied provincial gas tax money to build a $3 million road, is one more letdown following deferral of the regional hospital’s multi-million sustainability project. “The IHA (Interior Health Authority) has made it clear that the second access road is critical
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should the capital improvements advance,” Trail Mayor Mike Martin explained. “Not only will traffic be managed more efficiently and safely, it also will provide the opportunity to improve parking on the property.” Martin says the city will continue to promote the need for a secondary road, and is ready to advance the project if and when the previously identified and well developed capital (sustainability) project moves forward. “This is disappointing,” he said, referring to the Jan. 21 let-
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ter from the gas tax management committee. “(But) this gives the city more time to consider the project and how best to proceed.” Council has two issues at hand, Martin emphasized. “The first being that IHA remains committed to the Sustainability Plan and undertaking the estimated $40 million in capital improvements,” he said. “These upgrades are critical and clearly make the best sense from a service and economic perspective for the entire service area.” Trail council hopes to develop necessary strategies associated
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with getting the commitments required to see the project approved by the IHA as well as the regional hospital board, added Martin. Secondly, he pointed to the federal government’s stated objective to fund infrastructure. “The city is well positioned to advance an application as part of any new program that is announced,” said Martin. “Having a shovel ready project is critical and the project is well developed, so hopefully the city will be in a position to obtain external moneys in support of proceeding.”
As Trail council readies to hire an architect for the Riverfront Centre this week, Barbara Gibson reflects on the long road to this moment. “It’s quite emotional to think after all this work that it’s actually going to happen,” Gibson, board chair of the Trail and District Public Library, told the Trail Times. “It’s a big step and one we have been waiting for, for a long, long time.” Twenty-one proposals were whittled down to one by the project’s steering committee, which includes Gibson, Jamie Forbes from the Trail Historical Society and three Trail councillors. Stantec, a world-wide consulting firm with offices across B.C. and Canada, was selected as the architectural prime consultant and awarded a $402,000 contract to develop detailed plans and final design of the new library/museum. The decision was not made lightly, says Gibson, clarifying collaboration between city council, the historical society and library was key in coming to a consensus. “I was thrilled with the level of interest, and as a group, we went through the architects’ proposals,” she explained. “My choice was based on two things - did the proposal contain a library consultant on staff and was there an exhibit consultant designer on staff, for the museum.” Overall, the committee reviewed each applicant’s experience with relevant library and museum projects, methodology and approach to the final product, and of course, fees. “Everyone was heard and dollar value did come in to it,” Gibson continued. “But you don’t just walk into a big space anymore, throw up a bunch of books and call it a library. CONTINUED ON A3 Contact the Times:
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