Inuvik (July 06/01) - Chevron Canada Resources Ltd. is donating $30,000 to the Community Garden Society of Inuvik.

A total of $15,000 will be donated this year, and $15,000 next year. Most of the funds will be used to renovate the classroom in the Inuvik Community Greenhouse.

Garden society president Effie McLeod said the floor and ceiling will be fixed up, and furniture and lights will be bought. She said work will begin sometime this summer.

The room will be called the Chevron Community Classroom.

"They were quite keen to support the greenhouse," McLeod said. "This is what they wanted to do, and that was fine with us 'cause we really needed it."

McLeod said some of the funds will go toward setting up an air circulation system for the greenhouse. She said this will be in addition to the vent that was installed on the ceiling earlier this year.

McLeod said the air circulation system will consist of two large fans blowing air through large-diameter perforated plastic tubes running the length of the greenhouse.

"The temperature is getting quite high in the greenhouse," she said. "It's going to provide an immediate benefit to everybody, to all of the gardens, because there's a need to bring that temperature down a little bit."

McLeod said members hope to have that work done this year, and that it'll likely cost at least $5,000, due to the expensive fan motors.

Members will also rely on other funds to help finance the air circulation system.