PCL contributes $100,000 to fund education in the South Okanagan

 

After breaking ground at the site of Okanagan College’s $28 Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation, construction leader PCL has announced a $100,000 financial commitment in support of programming expansion and educational opportunities that will be developed as a result of the new building.

 

PCL was selected by the College as the contractor for the project, which broke ground Friday in Penticton. The building, which is on schedule to be complete in early 2011, will utilize green technology and innovative construction practices.

 

“It was a natural fit for PCL to support the Centre of Excellence in Penticton,” said Sean Brock, District Manager for PCL. “Our company is known for excellence in leadership and we are focused on growing our commitment to sustainability by building green. We see an incredible return on investment in being so closely involved in this great community project and know that our added support will contribute to the long term growth and wellbeing of the region.”

 

Federal and Provincial government support through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) will fund $23 million of the building. The remainder of the project cost will be generated through a community fundraising campaign.

 

“We have known for several years that PCL is a strong partner of Okanagan College,” said Kathy Butler, Executive Director of the Okanagan College Foundation. “We are extremely grateful for their continued support and feel fortunate to have them on board to build our Centre of Excellence. Now, as major contributors to our fundraising campaign, the role PCL is playing in this community is even more vital and speaks to the organization’s commitment and values.”

 

About Okanagan College’s Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation

 

The new $28 million Centre commenced construction in July 2009 and is due for completion in 2011. The Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation aims to be recognized by both potential students and the construction industry as the foremost teaching centre for green and sustainable construction and for research, development and commercialization of new approaches and methods of building construction and alternative energy production.

 

About the PCL family of companies 


 

The PCL family of companies is a group of independent construction companies which carry out diverse operations in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial, and buildings markets. Together, these companies have an annual construction volume of more than $6 billion, making them the largest contracting organization in Canada and one of the largest in the United States. Offices are strategically located in 27 major North American centers to support work across Canada, the continental United States, Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Caribbean.

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For more information contact:

 

Gary McEwan, PCL Construction

Special Projects Manager

250-869-3638

 

Kathy Butler, Okanagan College Foundation

Executive Director

250-762-5445 ext. 4775