Merritt BC incorporation File :Photo KDG

Major funding secured…

The Nicola Valley Community Theater Society has circulated a call to action for there Garcia Street project of a new Community Theater. The Group Including Rich Hodgeson and Dr Margret Carlson. Have been applying for money under the rural community intuitive and the federal fuel tax resource . The group has been successful in securing the funding up to the and including the construction phase. Construction is projected to take a year leaving seating and finishing unfunded as yet.

NVIT lecture theater at this time…

Groups like The Nicola Valley Naturalists and the film society use the local community college lecture theater at this time ( shown below when under construction ) . The downtown Garcia St. project will see three similar sized theater making scheduling more available.

A lecture theater under constuction In Merritt, touted as green certified, File Photo KDG

The CALL TO ACTION is to be involved, The 8000 + SQ foot facility is to be on the corner of Coutlee and Garcia at the Railway Mall, in Merritt.

There is still no start date the society has secured the building site and is having discussions on off street parking. PP

On this Day: January 22nd 1946

The Central Intelligence group is created.