Shirley Bond presents McBride Mayor Mike Frazier with a $400,000 Towns for Tomorrow cheque.
The Village of McBride will receive $400,000 for the McBride Community Hall from the provincial government’s Towns for Tomorrow program.
The project will see the inclusion of an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) within the new Community Hall. The EOC will provide emergency shelter, food services and a gathering place for the community as well as neighbouring communities from Dunster to Dome Creek.
The work required to develop the EOC will include: electrical and telecommunications work, interior construction and installation of required equipment and furniture.
The announcement was made Aug. 21 by Prince George-Mount Robson MLA Shirley Bond.