BC Hydro GO Fund contributes over $47K to five Peace region non-profits

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — BC Hydro’s Generate Opportunities (GO) Fund is contributing $47,166 to five non-profit groups in the Peace River region.

The Totem Nursery Preschool Society in Fort St. John is receiving $9,740 to renovate the preschool basement play area, including rubberized flooring.

The River of the Peace Métis Society in Hudson’s Hope is receiving $10,000 to provide food vouchers to vulnerable families and individuals in the community.

The GO Fund will give $10,000 to the Hudson’s Hope Lions Club to help purchase a mobile kitchen trailer to allow the club to continue operations while the community hall is being replaced.

Hudson’s Hope for Health Society will receive $7,426 to host a three-day wellness conference for 300 people.

The Chetwynd Public Library Association will use $10,000 from the GO Fund to purchase gardening supplies for the “Kid Sprouts — Seed Library Program,” which teaches kids how to grow their own vegetables.

According to BC Hydro, 94 projects have received a total of $827,231 from the GO Fund, which was established in 2016 to support non-profit organizations throughout the construction of Site C.

Northern Development Initiative Trust administers the GO Fund, and funding applications are accepted continuously, with funds being distributed quarterly.

For more information on BC Hydro’s GO Fund and to apply, visit Northern Development Initiative Trust’s website.