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CHRISTINA LAKE CHAMBER NEWS |
| Thursday, Decemeber 10, 2009 CLAC Bricks and Benches sponsorship program In an effort to raise more funds for the outfitting of the gallery and interior spaces of the Christina Living Arts Centre we are offering the opportunity to give your family, a loved one, or even someone you admire in the community, a place of honorable mention by sponsoring a brick or bench at the Centre. For more details visit the CLAC website. |
| Sunday, November 1, 2009 The new Christina Lake website is online The Christina Lake Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of the new christinalake.com website. This new website is designed to promote the many attractions for visitors, while also greatly expanding the scope of information for residents and businesses. |
| Saturday, October 22, 2009 CLAAS wins Innovation Award The Christina Lake Arts and Artisans Society (CLAAS) were honored with this year's "Innovative Community Organization" Award at the Community Futures Small Business Awards Ceremony on October 21, 2009. The award recognizes "a not-for-profit organization, corporation, co-operative or public sector institution in the Boundary Area that supports innovative community based endeavors". It is a great moment in the history of our Society to have the community vote our organization as the top innovative group in the region for 2009 |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 The Living Arts Centre is Alive!  After a long summer of concrete, pipes and electrical going into the ground for the Christina Living Arts Centre, the first timbers were put into place and the building is beginning to rise. Shilo Freer from Son Ranch has been milling dead-standing fir for the timber frame (no live trees were cut) and every step of the way has been "earth friendly" to comply with LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification. The forms for the concrete foundation were hand built and finished with vegetable oil to eliminate toxins going into the ground, and even the stain on the timbers is a water-based iron oxide (rust). Every step of the construction is documented to be earth friendly, so that the final building will be beautiful, functional and sustainable.
When completed, this will be Canada's first LEED Artisans Gallery, part of the 6,000 sq ft Centre. It will also house a Welcome centre for the region, an Interpretive Centre featuring the work of the Christina Lake Stewardship Society, and other amenities for visitors and locals. A key educational feature of the project will be the Solar Aquatics System; a sustainable water management facility which will begin construction next week. The final phase of the project will be an Artisans Studio Complex which will be offering courses and demonstrations in glass blowing, woodworking, pottery and more. The $1.7 million first phase is being overseen by the Christina Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Christina Lake Arts & Artisans Society, with funding from Western Diversification (Federal), SIDIT, Towns for Tomorrow (Provincial and RDKB) and Gas Tax funds from Area "C" Director Grace McGregor. Submitted by Bob Dupee, Project Manager |
