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ings of proposed pipe works and mechanical
process equipment tender, tender for dome
covers, and SCADA tender, total funding
for the project has yet to be secured. Botha,
nonetheless, envisions that project will come
to fruition in the very coming soon. Much
work has still to be done however, including
the compiling of the Environment Act Pro-
posal.
CARING FOR SENIORS
AND SKATERS
Winkler has also recently broken ground on
what will become a major senior center and
housing development known as The Buhler
Center. Expanding on infrastructure former-
ly recognized as H.F. Wiebe Active Living
Center, the facility has been rebranded fol-
lowing a $1.2 million donation by residents
John and Bonnie Buhler (to complement the
$2.8 million in provincial and federal fund-
ing). During the recent groundbreaking,
Candice Bergen, the Minister of State for
Social Development and MP for Portage-
Lisgar said the facility will prove to become
a vital resource of services to area seniors.
Located in downtown Winkler, the 8-story
development will be comprised by 96 units
(48 in affordable housing units, 24 life-lease
units and 24 in supportive housing). A new
