An fast-growing Ontario town will transform a former elementary school into a community centre for vulnerable residents, with a number of social services, including a Helping Hand Food Bank.
The town of Bradford West Gwillimbury will upgrade the infrastructure and equipment with energy efficient alternatives, re-do the building envelope, increase wall insulation, install a new roof with insulation, and put in high-quality energy-saving windows. The improvements will reduce the 28,000 square-foot facility’s energy consumption by an estimated 67.6 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 83 tonnes annually.
Canada is investing more than $5.3 million into the retrofit through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program.
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 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.
