A host of service providers across the north are receiving provincial funding for repairs, renovations, upgrades and fire safety improvements, including some locally.

The funding comes from Ontario’s Partner Facility Renewal (PFR) program, which helps local agencies repair and renovate their facilities to better serve people in the community.

Here are the local recipients:

Community Living North Bay
Repair foundation wall – $5,000
Replace retaining wall and pave driveway – $15,500

Community Living Mattawa
Repair cracked foundation and cracked basement wall – $25,000
Replace roof and venting – $15,000
Install a screened outdoor sitting area – $16,000

L’Arche North Bay
Replace carpet – $6,000

Nipissing Transition House
Repair insulation and ventilation on roof and replace exhaust fan – $5,000