The Drumheller and District Humane Society has a new home, thanks to the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP).
CFEP fosters healthy, vibrant communities across Alberta by working in partnership with non-profits. CFEP provides matching funding to help non-profits leverage other sources of funding to acquire, build, upgrade or develop public-use facilities.
The Humane Society has been approved for a grant of $207,825 to be used towards the purchase of a facility.
The society has purchased a building at 31 HyGrade Crescent in the industrial area.
This is a four-bay facility and plans are to utilize two of the bays, for an expansion of their current facility, where the Society was pressed for space. The new space will also allow it to house dogs.
CFEP provides matching funding to help non-profits leverage other sources of funding
to acquire, build, upgrade or develop public-use facilities. This helps to extend the lifespan of public facilities or create new ones which build community hubs that keep people connected and engaged, creating far-reaching and positive impacts on all Albertans.
The announcement also included a grant for the Stettler Ag Society for $37,700 for site redevelopment on the Agriplex grounds.
“In addition to creating jobs and driving economic growth, agriculture is something that brings rural communities together and that’s exactly what we have seen at the Stettler Agriplex,” said Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural EconomicDevelopment and MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, Nate Horner. “Many of our communities are centered around animals, both livestock in the agriculture sector and pets in our everyday lives. That’s why I’m proud to support the $245,525 investment Alberta’s government is making into the redevelopment of the Stettler Agriplex and for the Drumheller and District Humane Society to purchase a facility.”
The Humane Society’s Facebook page notes they are wasting no time and the official date for the move to the new building is February 16.
