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Metro News Vancouver
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
By Emily Jackson


B.C. expected to announce extra cash for South Van seniors

Seniors finally have the cash to build a centre of their own in South Vancouver. MP Wai Young with community and seniors advocates Mohinder Sidhu, Lorna Gibbs, Shin Wan Hon and Keith Jacobs at the Killarney Community Centre in January 2014. photo: Contributed
Seniors finally have the cash to build a centre of their own in South Vancouver. MP Wai Young with community and seniors advocates Mohinder Sidhu, Lorna Gibbs, Shin Wan Hon and Keith Jacobs at the Killarney Community Centre in January 2014. photo: Contributed

VANCOUVER — South Vancouver residents might get even more cash to build their badly needed seniors centre.

The province is expected to announce an additional $1.2 million in funding for the Killarney seniors centre on Wednesday, sources told Metro.

With the announcement, the total investment in the project will jump to $8.7 million from the initial $7.5 million requested for the project.

It will bring the provincial investment up to $2.5 million, in line with the federal government's funding.

Earlier this year, the province expressed no intention of topping up its funding, prompting the city to dedicate $1.2 million from its 2013 operating surplus towards the centre on top of the $2.5 million and land it already earmarked for the seniors centre.

If the city still puts the extra $1.2 million toward the project, there may be enough cash for desired features including a kitchen. Seniors have been lobbying for the centre for more than a decade.


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