BONNYVILLE – Activity is bustling at a building that has sat vacant along the Town of Bonnyville’s Main Street for more than a year.
Construction is underway to transform a vacant building situated between 52 and 53 street and 50 Ave., into an assisted living facility.
The building that once housed the Happy Valley Restaurant and the former Midtown Motor Inn will become a Care Connect Support Services Ltd. facility after extensive renovations take place.
On April 19, the municipality sent out notification to adjacent landowners proposing that the parcel of land be rezoned from a Fringed Commercial zone to an Institutional Transition District zone “for the purpose of operating an assisted living facility for seniors and persons with special needs.”
Following a public hearing on May 24 that saw no residents speak for or against the project, Town council passed a second and third reading effectively rezoning the area to an Institutional District.
The landowner of the property, Praise Abraham, is the chief executive officer of Bridge to Care Inc., which is a non-profit organization that provides health care and support services for a variety of needs in rural areas of Alberta, as well as in Edmonton and Red Deer.
The Bridge to Care's head office is based in Spruce Grove.
