The community of Fort Resolution received funding of $80,000 from Municipal and Community Affairs Community Initiatives Program in 2003-2004, for the renovation of the Deninu Kue Youth Centre. Due to technical delays, work was not completed in that fiscal year, and only $17,000 was spent. In 2004-2005, the community council again requested funding of $63,000 from the Community Initiatives Program to continue the work. This request was approved.
Subsequent estimates by the community placed the cost of this project in excess of $100,000. The community council has indicated that they would seek the remaining funds for this project by writing to various northern companies to request financial assistance for the completion of the project.
The community is hoping to receive favourable responses to its request by the end of October 2004.
It is the community's decision how they want to proceed in the event that third-party funding for the youth centre is unavailable. One option that the community may pursue is to request that previously approved funding of $63,000 from the Community Initiatives Program, which has not yet been spent, be used to make the existing community hall more functional for Fort Resolution youth.
Municipal and Community Affairs regional staff have worked closely with the community, and will continue to provide assistance to the community government on this matter.