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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 A local heritage site has received the final installment of a $300,000 grant allocated four years ago. According to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) July newsletter, the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society received the final $75,000 of a $300,000 grant that was issued in 2021 for its cultural centre project. Alyssa Currie, executive director of the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society which oversees the cave, said the final installment of funds \u201cmarks the end of this phase\u201d of the project. \u201cWe do still have reporting to do with [NDIT] for the next couple of years,\u201d said Currie. \u201cFollowing up on the legacy of the project and how it has impacted job opportunities at the site, visitors at the site [and] investment… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 A local heritage site has received the final installment of a $300,000 grant allocated four years ago. According to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) July newsletter, the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society received the final $75,000 of a $300,000 grant that was issued in 2021 for its cultural centre project. Alyssa Currie, executive director of the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society which oversees the cave, said the final installment of funds \u201cmarks the end of this phase\u201d of the project. \u201cWe do still have reporting to do with [NDIT] for the next couple of years,\u201d said Currie. \u201cFollowing up on the legacy of the project and how it has impacted job opportunities at the site, visitors at the site [and] investment... <\/p>\n

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