Chris Clegg
South Peace News
Kapawe’no First Nation has purchased the entire Northern Lakes College (NLC) campus at Grouard and plans a major development.
The sale was officially completed two weeks ago and Kapawe’no plans a celebration for July 7.
To date, the band is not commenting on the sale and its plans, but others are. NLC board of governors chair Barry Sharkawi publicly announced the sale at the forum to discuss crime in High Prairie June 24.
“Northen Lakes College has sold the school,” he said, adding Kapawe’no plans on constructing a sports complex, truck stop and an apartment complex.
The next day, Town of High Prairie Mayor Brian Panasiuk also reported the sale had occurred while discussing a NLC issue involving seacans. He said the seacans were needed at the High Prairie campus because of the sale at Grouard and the need to store college-owned equipment at another location.
The sale also came up at the Big Lakes County meeting June 25 when council received an invitation to attend the ceremony, which begins at 9 a.m.