The new branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) in Sooke turned another page in its latest chapter.
Capital Region Commercial Building Awards named the newly constructed building a merit award winner in the Community Institutional category. The $7.5-million library opened earlier this year.
Tsawout Longhouse in Saanichton won the overall award out of 58 finalists.
“We already knew the library was a winner based on the community’s reaction to it,” Amy Dawley, assistant director of VIRL’s service and building design division, said in a media release. “To be formally recognized in the Capital Region, an area of rapid growth with so many stunning building projects, is a great honour.”
Built on undeveloped District of Sooke-owned land on Wadams Way, the new library is poised to serve the community for many years.
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