The board of the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate is hoping to build an addition to bring washroom and elevator capacity up to the needs of a music venue and has launched a public fund raising campaign.
Chair Marg Eberle believe most of the $712,800 needed will be covered by heritage and other grants.
"We need to raise $125,000 and then grants and other income from corporations and such will make us up to the amount that we need," she says . "We've been here five years, we've done a tremendous number of things, we've spent a lot of money, which we raised, we are not in debt and we hope not to ever go in debt."
The structure also needs a fire alarm and sprinkler system and some other accessibility improvements to meet building codes.
Some work will be completed this year with the addition planned for completion by next fall.
