Inuvik, N.W.T., child-care centre wins $50,000
Children First Society wins one of the top prizes in Aviva Community Fund
CBC News
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 3:19 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 29, 2013 4:05 PM CST
Inuvik, N.W.T.’s Children First Centre has won $50,000 in a national contest to put towards purchasing playground equipment. (Children First Society)
Inuvik, N.W.T.’s Children First Centre has won $50,000 in a national contest to put towards purchasing playground equipment.
The centre won the grand prize in the small idea category of the Aviva Community Fund competition, it was announced Tuesday.
An artist's rendition of what the completed Children First Centre in Inuvik, N.W.T., will look like. Whitehorse architectural firm Kobayashi and Zedda won an award from Canadian Architect magazine for the design. (Kobayashi and Zedda Architects)The centre will provide 120 toddler and infant child-care spaces when construction is completed. The total budget for construction is about $6 million.
The design for the centre has also earned an award. Canadian Architect magazine has given Kobayashi and Zedda Architects of Whitehorse the magazine's Award for Excellence.
The magazine said it was impressed by the design and especially the effort to increase natural light with angled windows.
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