BC Hydro’s GO Fund reaches significant milestone with funding for new community projects
Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity
FORT ST. JOHN: BC Hydro’s Generate Opportunities (GO) Fund is providing funding to three new projects in the Peace Region, made possible through the construction of the Site C project.
With these three new projects, this brings the number of projects funded to date to one hundred. BC Hydro is also adding $100,000 to the GO Fund, bringing the total contribution to $1 million, up from $900,000.
The latest recipients are:
- Fort St. John & District Palliative Care Society: $7,500 to support making hospital beds available to palliative people with life threatening or altering illness.
- Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society: $10,000 to help provide art therapy to families who have experienced violence.
- Child Development Centre Society of Fort St. John and District: $10,000 to support services and supports for children with autism and their parents and caregivers.
“BC Hydro is proud to support communities in the Peace region through the GO Fund,” said Bob Gammer, Community Relations Manager for the Site C project. “The additional $100,000 we are adding to the GO Fund will provide more opportunities for non-profit organizations in the region to apply for funding.”
The GO Fund was established in 2016 and is administered by the Northern Development Initiative Trust.
“The BC Hydro GO Fund has supported so many valuable projects in the Peace Region that assist children, the elderly, families and those in vulnerable populations,” said Joel McKay, CEO, Northern Development Initiative Trust. “Northern Development is proud to work with BC Hydro to provide funding to local non-profit organizations that deliver valuable programs and services for those who need it most.”
The GO Fund will continue to accept applications while there is money available. Applications for funding are accepted on an ongoing basis and funds are distributed quarterly. For more information, including past recipients and application details, please visit sitecproject.com/gofund.
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