b'PROJECT PROFILEwith Open Door Group. The new space will provide an opportunity for community partners that work in areas of mental wellness or food security by providing low- or no-cost space, as well. It will also provide those accessing Gardengate programming with a significant upgrade in space, and one that is environmentally controlled to support activities in hot summer months and colder winters, both of which were Acres Enterpriseschallenges in our older space.President & Owner Jason Paige atLooking ahead, options down the road for Gardengates virtualthis space will include value-added food grand opening. products that the public can purchasefor the purpose of a Gardengatesocial enterprise.A CANADIAN STORYFrom left to right, Mark Danielson, Alison Cathcart, Jeremy Burgess, Alf Kempf, Justin Dalton The construction of the new Gardengate Training Centre is as Canadian as it gets. Jason Paige, President & Owner of Acres Enterprises, was lacing up for a hockey game when one of his team members mentioned the project and its needfor support.We just got to talking, and my right-winger told me that [Open Door Group] was planning to build this new facility but were looking for donations in kind and some money to get it off the ground, he recalls. Then and there, I said, Were in. Lets see if we can make something work.Soon after, Paige was introduced to the Gardengate team and quickly recognizedan opportunity to play a larger role in getting their vision off the ground. Soon, Paige was rallying his team to assist with the project planning and budgeting, and negotiating with the companys subtrades to find ways to make the project more Construction involvesfinancially feasible.a high degree of risk. It is always difficult to rally industry partners on a non-profit initiative during peak construction season, but a lot of our partners stepped up because these types of Ourconstructionlawyershavetheknowledgeandindustrycommunity projects are near and dear to a experience to guide clients through all phases of the constructionlot of peoples hearts, says Paige. project and when needed will aggressively pursue matters in courtDrumming up support was the first to protect the rights of our clients. challenge; the second was developing the new facility during the pandemic. And while the public health crisis contributed its share of delays and supply chain 3011665 Ellis Street obstacles, Paige says Acres Enterprises was Kelowna, BCV1Y 2B3 well equipped to see the project through. 250.762.2108 We had already gone digital with a lot of www.pushormitchell.com operations, he explains. All of our files were already in the cloud, and we were using project management software that 34 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'