Please join us today in celebrating the grand opening of the Coldstream Community Hall & Childcare Facility! This fun-filled event will provide the community with an opportunity to mix and mingle with neighbours, enjoy live music and refreshments, and play some games! Attendees can also view the facilities and tour the site between the hours of 1:00 – 7:00pm., located at 9909 Kalamalka Road in Coldstream.
The new Hall replaces the former Women’s Institute Hall, which the Women’s Institute members and their families constructed and ran for eighty years; supporting generations of formal and social activities in the community. The District appreciates working with this group to allow the former amenity to carry on its legacy into this new community asset.
- The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
- Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee, on behalf of Grace Lore, Minister of State for Child Care
- Ruth Hoyte, Mayor of Coldstream
The new, modern facility will provide opportunities and memories for all residents, from weddings to celebrations of life and more – this facility provides a venue that will connect the community and support local events. The $6.88 million dollar project was made possible through $3 million in grant funding from the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund, $2.09 million from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream) – with $1.16 million contributed federally and $929,940 provincially – and $450,000 from the Government of Canada’s Canada Community-Building-Fund, overseen by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, and administered by the Union of BC Municipalities. The District of Coldstream contributed the remaining $1.34 million in funding.
The Hall is an 8,300 sq foot state-of-the-art facility with high-speed Wi-Fi and in-house audio visuals systems. It can host meetings and banquets of up to 210 attendees, or theater style events of up to 300 attendees. It features a private terrace that backs onto green space and promotes an indoor/outdoor space with articulating doors. It is truly a photographer’s dream, with nearby access to beautiful parks, beaches, playgrounds, and dirt roads.