Greenfield builds new area resource centre

Apparently, the Elementary School in that area was threatened with closure after a year 2000 study concluded to serve the village’s needs. Since new school funding always presents a serious challenge for the provincial government, it was possible that the children would have to travel and spend 40 minutes to an hour riding the school bus every school day.

Richard Freeman, of Freeman Lumber Company, said the province and the School Board negotiated a deal with the community to build the Greenfield & Area Resource Centre, which it would lease to the province for an Elementary School during school hours.

Outside school hours it will serve as a community library, computer resource and training centre for continuing education, health and life-style promotion and more.

Freeman says that they were able to offer government a very attractive package, because as a non-profit general contractor, the community can deliver the school for half the usual market cost.

As you could imagine, there have been many volunteers that have worked together as members of building and fund raising committees. There has also been support of time and money from parents, former students, area residents and local business owners.

The new project will also be the first Canadian Council Wood Works project in Atlantic Canada. The new Greenfield and Area Resource Centre will be the first in Atlantic Canada.

The new Greenfield and Area Resource Centre will cost $950,000 to complete, and will be ready for students to move in sometime in September 2008.