Funding for new playground equipment throughout Bluewater is being sought after by the municipality.
Councillors unanimously passed a motion during the June 7 regular council meeting to seek funding through the Healthy Communities Initiative to buy and install a new accessible playground structure at the Hensall Community Complex Park For $150,000 and purchase additional accessible play structure elements for Lions Park in Zurich and Clan Gregor Square in Bayfield.
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The Healthy Communities Initiative is a federal funding program which aims to invest $31 million in communities across Canada to aid with the adaptation of public spaces in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the initiative’s first round of funding has already closed, its second round opened May 14 and has a deadline of June 25.
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