Donation Made To New Ile-a-la-Crosse Hospital
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 14:43
The Sakitawak Development Corporation in Ile-a-la-Crosse has made a $63,000 donation to the multi-million-dollar joint-use facility that’s now under construction in the northern village.
When the facility is completed in July 2007, it will serve as both a high school and as the community’s new hospital.
The local development corporation’s recent donation is going towards the $800,000 the community has to raise to pay for equipment purchases.
Ile-a-la-Crosse mayor Max Morin says they’ve raised $450,000 so far, with the SDC contributing a total of $188,000 of that total.
Morin says that’s a large sum for a small corporation, especially in comparison to what uranium giants Cameco and Areva have donated.
He is challenging both companies to come through with more funding on top of the $50,000 they’ve each committed to the project.