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Community Hall Project

Future vision for Community Hall.

The vision of a Community Hall in Steelhead has been nurtured in the minds of it's residents for more than a decade. Pioneers in our community fondly remember the days of getting to know their neighbours in the old schoolhouse.

In May 2004, the quasi-defunct Steelhead Association was resurrected and the work began on making that vision a reality.

COMMUNITY HALL PROJECT UPDATE - October, 2007

Progress is being made and a lot of hard work is being done behind the scenes by many dedicated volunteers. We are still going through the process of making sure everything is in order for the District of Mission to grant us a building permit, but in the meantime our septic field has been installed, and signed off on approval. Special thanks go out to Barry Dahl and Bob Bellwood for their help and expertise in this part of the project, thank you both and to everyone else who was involved.

A small ground-breaking ceremony was held on Saturday July 28, 2007, with Mission Mayor James Atebe giving a lovely heartfelt speech and then officially digging out the first shovelful of earth. Among those in attendaence, was Doreen Cameron, one of the pioneer residents of Steelhead, who was thrilled to be a part of this history in the making. Several other members of the community were also present to witness this very exciting step.

Several work-bees have been held, including a couple that took place on the property of Bonnie Harber's to retrieve the many trees that blew down during last winter's severe windstorms. She has graciously donated her trees to be used as posts in the construction of the hall, so special thanks go out to Bonnie for that, and also to the hard-working logging crew.

The building site has since been excavated, with the dig being done by Paul Roberts, a long-time community member. Thank you so much Paul, it looks great!

Next was a work-bee held on August 18 to build the footings as the first step for the foundation. Attendance was strong on a beautiful day; what a wonderful display of community spirit! Thank you to all who came out to lend a hand and show your support, and special thanks to Moira Bush and Jody Simon for providing lunch for the volunteers.

A huge thanks must go out to the "builders team" which consists of Roger Pells, Mark Diamond, Larry Colby, Dan Simon, Paul Roberts, and Greg Hart. This group of dedicated and tireless volunteers have been instrumental in all aspects of this project. Keep up the excellent work everybody and  together we shall build this hall!

Progress To Date

At this time, we have made tremendous progress. We have:

• In June 2005 a formal motion was made to pursue a community hall concept;
• The Steelhead Community Association was reincorporated in August 2005;
• Community Hall concept formally presented to District of Mission Council in November 2005 by SCA board members and was provided a letter of support from the District;
• Surveys, environmental engineering, septic engineering, site surveys, drawings, and plans – January to April 2006;
• Septic field approval in October 2006;
• Land Use Agreement executed with District of Mission in November 2006, granting 50 year lease of $1 per year for municipally-owned property at 32972 Cardinal Street;
• $25,000 BC Hydro Grant awarded in August 2006;
• $100,000 BC Gaming Commission Major Capital Grant awarded in March 2007;
• $8,000 District of Mission Community Grant awarded in May 2007;
• $9,000 Donation of shake roofing material made and delivered by Genstar Developments in May 2007;
• Site preparation and excavation started in July 2007;
• On going community fundraisers;
• Community volunteers and donations;
• Corporate sponsorship;
• Local media support;
• Pursuing federal, provincial and corporate grants.

If you would like to get involved in this project, please contact Terri Cameron or complete the online volunteer form.

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