Grants and Contributions:

Comprehensive Green Energy Retrofit: Interior & Exterior

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$924,079.00

Jun 5, 2026 - Mar 31, 2029

This project replaces mechanical systems and interior and exterior components that have exceeded their functional lifespan. These upgrades will improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and prepare the centre to serve the community in a carbon-constrained future. Operating since 1934, the Riverview Community Centre has undergone several renovations since the mid-90s to meet changing community needs - expanding the hall, redesigning the kitchen to support food entrepreneurship, and repurposing interior spaces for diverse users. However, key systems like HVAC, electrical, insulation, and windows no longer meet energy standards, and failing exterior components pose risks to users and staff. The needed replacement of rooftop units (RTUs) presents an opportunity to explore energy systems that reduce or eliminate natural gas use and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

The project will ensure the long‑term viability of the Riverview Community Centre as a safe, energy‑efficient, and accessible community space that can continue serving the social, cultural, and recreational needs of the region. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs, improved indoor air quality, and enhanced accessibility will support inclusive participation by seniors, youth, and underserved groups, strengthen community resilience, and preserve the Centre’s role as a central gathering place for residents, visitors, and local programs for decades to come.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

278-2026-2027-Q1-00025

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Government

Riverview Community Centre

Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program - Contributions

The purpose of this program is to improve the condition and broad availability of community buildings across Canada for the benefit of high-needs communities and equity-seeking groups, while also making the buildings ‘greener’ - more energy efficient, lower carbon, resilient, and high performing in the context of climate change. The program focuses explicitly on community buildings with a recognition that these structures and spaces are at the heart of community vitality; they are the places where Canadians gather and mingle, where they access essential services, where they learn and play. The quality and availability of these buildings – along with the services that they provide – make a meaningful difference for fostering inclusion in society and combating systemic inequities. Investments in repairs and construction of infrastructure are also intended to help communities to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 by supporting jobs and economic growth.

Further, the program aligns with Canada’s strengthened climate plan to build and adapt buildings to reduce carbon emissions; and it includes assessment and prompts that seek to quantify GHG emissions reduction, advance best practices in GHG mitigation measures, foster awareness and alignment to green building standards nationally, while encouraging best practices in building design for climate change resilience.

The GICB program will provide eligible recipients with funding for community buildings that will ultimately make them more green (climate focused), improve social inclusion and build back better, while contributing to the economic recovery.