GoodLeaf has officially opened its Calgary vertical indoor farm.

Recent reports pegged the total investment as $52 million. It was previously reported to be $56 million.

The facility is the largest of its kind in Canada, and the first in Western Canada for GoodLeaf, a subsidiary of Bedford, N.S.-based TruLeaf.

The province provided GoodLeaf with $2.73 million in financing. Global engineering firm Stantec designed the development and Edmonton-based Fillmore Construction Management oversaw completion.

The farm is located in an industrial park on 108th Avenue S.E. and will produce about one million pounds of fresh leafy greens annually, according to GoodLeaf.

Barry Murchie, the company’s CEO, said it plans to double the facility capacity in the not-too-distant future, Postmedia reported.

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