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Plans to use mass timber for a new climbing facility in Nelson have earned the project $500,000 in provincial funding. The Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth announced Sept. 23 that it would provide $2 million in funds to build four new buildings it says will showcase the benefits of mass-timber construction. One of those buildings will be Kootenay Climbing Association’s Cube 2.0, a new facility to be constructed on an empty site next to Selkirk College’s Tenth Street Campus. The estimated $11-million project will be 1,004 square metres in size and feature an Olympic-standard climbing wall. “Mass timber represents a transformative, locally sourced solution that’s generating significant employment opportunities, spurring cutting-edge innovation, and revitalizing rural economies across British Columbia,” said Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon. …Mass timber companies Spearhead and Kalesnikoff are each involved in the construction of the new building. 

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