The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded “Brownfields” grants to three North Dakota projects. We provide mostly grants and technical assistance to communities, to conduct environmental assessments and environmental cleanups, so the properties can be reused and put into productive use, said EPA Brownfields project manager Ted Lanzano, from Denver.
One of the grants awarded was $500,000 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, for the tribe to remove the buildings of the old San Haven Hospital, a former tuberculosis sanatorium near Dunseith. It closed in 1987. It s a real hazard, Lanzano said. There s quite a bit of asbestos contamination in the building right now. And this grant will be used to complete all the abatements, so the building can be demolished.
Little known North Dakota historyâ¦
May 23, 2000, was a very unusual and interesting day in North Dakota. Most people who live here arenât aware of what happened, but for those who are, it was a historic day. Seven Canadian premiers (equivalent to governor) and the Canadian ambassador to the United States were in the state for a lengthy meeting. They included Gary Doer, Manitoba; Ujjal Dosangh, British Columbia; Roy Romanow, Saskatchewan; Ralph Klein, Alberta; Pat Duncan, Yukon Territory; Stephen Kakfwi, Northwest Territories; Paul Okalik, Nunavut Territory and Ambassador Raymond Chretien.
The meeting, called the Western Premiers Conference, also included North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer and Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, who were members of the Western Governors Association. It was the first day of a three-day conference that was held in Brandon, Manitoba. Since the International Peace Garden is close to Brandon, the premiers decided their first day of the conference would be in
CEO Tim Chapman says the IPG relies heavily on attracting visitors from both sides of the border.
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Travel is still restricted across provincial and international borders, but the International Peace Garden is holding out hope that they ll get to see more Canadian visitors soon.
The Mother’s Day weekend is traditionally the kick-off weekend for the International Peace Garden (IPG) but because of COVID-19, Canadian visitors won’t be making the trip to the popular tourist spot south of Boissevain.
CEO Tim Chapman hopes enough people can get vaccinated so the Canada-United States border can re-open. He says that is crucial to getting the much-needed Canadian visitors back to the IPG.