RDEK building expansion underway

The offices of the Regional District of East Kootenay are undergoing a major expansion.

The building was first built in 1976 and is located next to the Cranbrook and District Regional Hospital, on 24th Avenue South.

The 4,000-square-foot expansion is on the south side of the existing building and will house a larger boardroom (20 more seats will be available) and four more seats around the board table, public washrooms, a new office for the board chair and additional staff offices and meeting rooms.

The expansion could accommodate up to 12 new employees as future demand dictates.

The project is estimated to cost $1.5 million. Cranbrook-based New Dawn Developments is the general contractor on the expansion project, which could be completed as early as the fall 0f 2012.