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City council and provincial leaders gathered Thursday (July 3) for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a $1.8 million renovation. It was funded jointly by the city, the province. Nearly $1 million came from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport through the Destination Development Grant.
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