THUNDER BAY — The federal government has announced a grant to the Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre for ongoing renovations at the former Bank of Montreal branch at Court Street and Red River Road.
The IFC obtained the property in 2023, and is converting it for use by its justice, healing & wellness, literacy and basic skills programming.
Julie Dabrusin, minister of environment and climate change, this week announced an investment of up to $1 million for the installation of a heat pump system in the building.
The money comes from the federal government's Low Carbon Economy/Indigenous Leadership Fund which supports Indigenous-led renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-carbon heating projects.
IFC officials originally targeted the spring or summer of this year for completion of the renovations to the former bank, but Newswatch has been told they now expect it will take perhaps a few months longer.
The Indigenous Friendship Centre will continue to operate out of its existing building on North Cumberland Street after the new facility opens.
