EMERGENCY POWER PROJECT and “GREENING” OUR COMMUNITY CENTER
The SCCA Board is pleased to inform the community that our Emergency Power project is complete.
At the request of Regional Director Noba Anderson and the Gas Tax Advisory Committee, the SCCA was able to achieve cost savings and efficiencies in the kitchen renovation budget to help fund our Emergency Power Project.
The days of closing the Hall due to power cuts are now over. Over the years we’ve had power failures and cancelled our Community Christmas Dinners, or lost Market Days and other community events.
We have a new 35kw generator, to supply all of the lights in the building, the well pump, water system, fire alarms and septic, plus the full kitchen, including the exhaust system, hot water and refrigeration.
The Hall has been extensively rewired and upgraded for the transfer panels to the generator and for the new kitchen appliances.
All of the lighting in the building has been replaced with new LED fixtures, or LED bulbs. This will reduce our Hydro costs and carbon footprint, in addition to reducing the load requirements of the generator.
All of our refrigeration is new, Energy Star rated, and efficient to modern standards.
The new stove, ovens and grill are powered by propane, which supplies more BTU’s, cooking ease, and lower operating costs than commercial grade electrical ranges.
Mansons Hall Community Center now has the capacity to cook and cater up to 175 people, host community events, private functions and the Friday Market, rain or shine, during power interruptions and winter storms.
A big thank-you to Mel Dery from Quadra Electric, for installing the new electrical system and rewiring the Hall, and to Jean Fontaine and the crew at Blue Moon Woodworks.
The SCCA would like to thank our Regional Director Noba Anderson, the Cortes Island Gas Tax Committee, plus the Strathcona Regional District’s board and staff for their funding support of this Emergency Power Project via a Community Works Grant.