North Battleford receives $175,000 in funding for energy study
The City of North Battleford will be receiving a major funding boost from the federal government for green energy.
Monday afternoon, the Canadian government and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced $2.1 million of investments from the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). North Battleford will receive $175,000 to conduct a study assessing the feasibility of various options for saving energy and generating renewable energy at municipal facilities. These include the Dekker Centre, the Co-op Aquatic Centre and Nations West Field House.
Natural Resources Minster Jonathan Wilkinson gave a statement prior to the press conference regarding the funding’s importance.