Britco Donates Library Building to Kwakiutl First Nation

Press Release –

For Immediate Release

FORT RUPERT, BC (August 20, 2014) – Kwakiutl First Nation celebrated the grand opening of their new Fort Rupert Library Learning Centre as part of Britco’s Community Literacy Initiative today.

The initiative sees Britco working in partnership with BC’s Lieutenant Governor, Government House and Rotary International to provide First Nations library facilities to remote communities throughout BC.

“It’s an honor for Britco to work Lieutenant Governor the Hon. Judith Guichon and Government House on projects like these,” said Mike Ridley, President of Britco. “We’re very happy we’re in a position to provide library facilities in remote areas as part of our Community Literacy Initiative.”

The Kwakiutl First Nation was an active partner in the planning and design of the Learning Centre, which includes 3,000 donated books, a computer lab with internet access, a large open common area, a kitchen and a washroom.

“Britco’s ability to transform and deliver these buildings to remote communities has been a real asset to our literacy efforts,” said Hon. Judith Guichon. “They’re a very valuable contributor to the program.”

The Community Literacy Initiative aims to improve literacy in remote communities that would otherwise have to travel great distances to access books and internet services.

Contact:

Meghan Cairns
Communications Manager
mcairns@britco.com
604.679.9032

About Britco

With nearly 900 employees and operations in Canada and the United States,

Britco is one of the largest commercial modular construction companies in North America.

Britco provides temporary and permanent residential and commercial modular buildings and offers leading design-build capabilities as well as turn-key construction management services for a wide range of customers in the construction, energy and resource sectors.

Britco is headquartered in Langley, British Columbia and its parent company is WesternOne Inc., (TSX: WEQ).

Additional information about Britco and WesternOne is available at www.britco.com , www.weq.ca  or www.sedar.com .

About Kwakiutl First Nation

The Kwakiutl peoples are traditional inhabitants of the coastal areas of northeastern Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia with around 7,718 band members. Traditionally fishers, the Kwakiutl continue to fish commercially in a highly-competitive industry.