In the works for several months, The Boys and Girls Club is finally opening their new satellite location in the Eastwood area, today.

After securing funding and seeing a conditional use application approved last year, all that was left was a secondary conditional use approval from the City which was done Monday night.

Executive Director Regina DaSilva-Gibbons told council $92,500 has been secured to operate the after school program at the secondary location. She says it will offer the same structured after school program their main building offers, except it will be closer for children living in the area.

The club has a partnership with the Multicultural Centre and will be operating the program out of the Thompson Citizenship Council building.

Around 25 children are expected to attend the new location.