With the District of Sparwood looking at the potential of a new multiplex and the City of Fernie in need of a new community centre, could a regional facility be in the cards?
Sparwood mayor David Wilks is open to the idea, based on the cost and the fact there’s less and less government funding available to build new infrastructure…
Fernie mayor Nic Milligan admits it’s something that’s been bandied about on the regional district level, but it’s still early in the thought process…
While the cost of labour and supplies continues to rise, one figure, back in 2021, to build a new multiplex in Sparwood was estimated in the area of $30 million.
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