Construction begins on the new child care centre in Castlegar
SHARE ON: Rendering of Child Care Centre (Supplied by Cover Arcitecture)
After being announced on March 13th, construction has started on the new child care centre at the Castlegar and District Community Complex (CDCC).
The centre is being built on the CDCC grounds and is being complete through a partnership between the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission (CDRC), and the Kootenay Family Place (KFP).
The RDCK said the child care centre will provide 30 new child care spaces along with 20 licensed pre-school and after-school spaces. When not in use for child care, the CDCC will have access to the building for school camps and other programs.
by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Wednesday Apr 28 2021
Pictured left to right: Back row – Jim Crockett – Manager of Recreation, CDCC, Rick Smith – Area J Director, Jason Craig – Maintenance Foreman, CDCC, John Paone – President, Alfred Horie Construction Co. Ltd., Elyse Kavanagh – Cover Architecture, Rebecca Vassilakakis – President, KFP, Dan Rye – Chair, CDRC Seated – Shari Imada – RDCK Project Manager, Sally Bojechko – Co-Executive Director, KFP, Sue Heaton Sherstobitoff, CDRC, Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff, Recreation Coordinator, CDCC. Jennifer Small Photography
Construction of the new child care centre at the Castlegar and District Community Complex (CDCC) officially broke ground on Tuesday, April 27. The new facility, to be built on the grounds of the CDCC, will provide 30 new child care spaces for local families. The project is being delivered through a partnership with the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s (
by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Wednesday Jan 27 2021
Artist s rendering of the new design
A new child care facility to be built on the grounds of the Castlegar and District Community Complex (CDCC) will provide 30 new child care spaces for local families. The project is being delivered through a partnership with Kootenay Family Place (KFP) and the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s (RDCK) Castlegar and District Recreation Commission (CDRC). The new centre is expected to open in September 2021.
The RDCK, CDRC and KFP, with funding support from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), successfully applied to the Province’s Childcare BC New Spaces Fund to support the new, licensed spaces in Castlegar.