The new permanent centre is being constructed by A&B Builders and is a joint venture between KAO, the Manitoba Metis Federation and Louis Riel Capital Corporation, with the provincial government’s Department of Families Early Learnign and Child Care Branch providing some of the funding. It will have space for 16 infants, 8 toddlers and 16 preschool children and it scheduled to open in the summer of 2021. Fundraising for the new centre has been assisted by the KAO board, volunteers and local businesses and organizations including Light of the North, the Thompson Regional Airport Authority and Crazy Pete’s U-Haul. Anyone who would like to assist with KAO’s ongoing fundraising efforts can contact KAO director Sandra Gagne.