Canada and BC Send $8 Million for Recovery and Reconstruction in China

BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Gary Lunn, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced a two-phase $8 million project to provide temporary and permanent wood-frame buildings to help survivors of the recent earthquake in China. Phase one of the project involves constructing temporary wood-frame housing units to help address the immediate housing needs in the areas affected by the earthquake. This phase will be supported through a combined contribution of $1.4 million by the governments of Canada and BC. Phase two of the project involves constructing permanent wood-frame housing and other facilities, including a school and community centre. The governments of Canada and BC will provide $2.3 million and $4.3 million respectively for this phase.