Tuesday, the Village of Telkwa received more than $680,000 towards infrastructure projects in the community.
The funds, received from the Government of Canada's Gas Tax Fund, are earmarked for improvements to the Telkwa municipal building, a biomass heating system and a sustainable subdivision development plan.
"We are very excited to receive the Gas Tax funding," Telkwa Mayor Carman Graf said.
See the March 20 edition of The Interior News for more on this story.