Heritage Park (2008)

Recipient: District of Vanderhoof
Amount: 74017
Date: 2007-04-01
Areas: Vanderhoof
Sectors: Community Infrastructure
Strategy: Tourism-Recreational Infrastructure
Description: The District of Vanderhoof will build the Vanderhoof Spirit Square with a park-like theme on Highway 16 West. Spirit Square will feature a number of displays, including: First Nations, bird and wildlife, walk of fame, agricultural and forestry. The project is co-funded by NKDF, the District of Vanderhoof, and the Province of British Columbia. It is intended to be an attraction, both for locals and for visitors to the area, providing short-term jobs during the construction phase and long term economic benefits through expenditures by visitors.
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Well, this success story throws back a little bit. We started planning for the expansion at the Burns Lake Public Library in the early 2000's. It was an ambitious project - double the size of the library!! The board...

~Burns Lake Public Library