Business View Magazine | March 2018

129 pleted bythe city’s engineering and publicutilities departments is an $80-million,secondary,waste- water treatment plant that significantlyreduces the amounts of suspended solids going into the Mattagami River system.“It’s a great environmental project,”says Kukulka.“It helps the river to bemore sustainable.” Mark Jensen,Director of CommunityandDe- velopment Services,talks about plans for a new communityamenity: “We recentlyhired a design firm to help usmove forwardwith a detailed design to prepare construction drawings for a new multi-use recreational center,whichwould be an add-on to an existing arenawithin our community –theArchie Dillon Sportsplex,”he begins.“The cost estimate,based on conceptual design,is about $48 million.It will be a 68,000-square-foot facilityto include an eight-lane,25-meter,competition pool,a leisure pool,a fairly large children’s playstructure,a warm therapypool,a dry-lane training facilitywith multi-use courts,as well as squash courts and other rooms.We’re veryhopeful that we’ll be receiving estimates within the next fewweeks.This aims to be a jewel within our community; it’s meant to be a communityhub,not only to service local residents but to reinforce the fact that we are a regional center.We’d also like to attract provincial,national, and even international competitions and events at this facility.We’re reallytrying to create something special.” “The city is also involved in rejuvenating two key