Feds fund energy and accessibility improvements at Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay

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Ontario Construction News staff writer

More than $2.3 million in federal funding was announced for energy and accessibility improvements to the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay.

“The upgrades to the Canada Games Complex will provide Thunder Bay residents with a more modern and accessible space,” said MP Patty Hajdu. “Projects like this reduce pollution, make our air cleaner, and help to build a brighter future for everyone.”

Built in 1980 to host Canada’s 1981 Summer Games, the complex now services as a multi-purpose facility in the community and provides programming for children and youth.

Upgrades are planned to the boiler plant, digital control system, and change rooms, which will help reduce energy use and emissions, improve accessibility, and make the facility more comfortable for residents. These improvements will reduce the facility’s energy consumption by 23 per cent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 270 tonnes annually.

The project is funded through GICB’s continuous intake for small and medium retrofit projects ranging in total eligible cost from $100,000 to $3 million.

At least 10 percent of funding is allocated to projects serving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, including Indigenous populations in urban centres.

Applicants with large retrofit projects to existing community buildings or new community building projects with total eligible costs ranging from $3 million to $25 million were accepted through a competitive intake process which closed on July 6, 2021. A second intake is anticipated later in 2022, however, the date has not yet been determined. Details about the second intake will be published to the Infrastructure Canada – Green and Inclusive Community Buildings’ website as soon as they become available.

Applicants with small and medium retrofit projects to existing community buildings ranging in total eligible cost from $100,000 to $2,999,999 will be accepted and funded on a rolling intake basis.

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