10 | City of Winkler 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 Proposal. 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 formerly recognized as H.F. Wiebe Active Living Center, the facility has been rebranded following a $1.2 million donation by residents John and Bonnie Buhler (to complement the $2.8 million in provincial and federal funding). During the recent groundbreaking, Candice Bergen, the Minister of State for Social Development and MP for PortageLisgar 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
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