Canada and Ontario invest over $4.4 million in four recreation infrastructure projects in the Niagara Region
Ministry of Infrastructure
2021-08-04 16:52:00

Joint federal, provincial, and recipient funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support four community, cultural, and recreation infrastructure projects in the Niagara Region.

The Government of Canada is investing over $2.4 million in these projects through the Community, Culture, and Recreation Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan. The Government of Ontario is providing over $2 million, while recipients are investing over $1.6 million toward their respective projects.

Project Information:

Project Name

Recipient

Project Details

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Recipient

Funding

Bogart Park Multi-Use Court and Playground

Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

This project includes renovations to the tennis courts and playground at Bogart Street Park. Work includes turning the existing courts into multi-use courts for basketball, tennis, and pickleball. The play structure will also be relocated and will include improved accessibility, the base will also be changed to rubber.

$174,800

$145,652

$116,548

Rehabilitate Marlene Stewart Streit Park

Town of Pelham

The rehabilitation of Marlene Stewart Streit Park includes upgrades to the existing electrical systems and pool house, replacement of the outdoor pool, a new splash pad and picnic pavilion, and accessibility upgrades to the pool and playground.

$1,277,500

$1,064,477

$851,773

Township of Wainfleet Community Complex Renovation

Township of Wainfleet

The scope of work includes the installation of field drainage tiles on approximately 16 acres of sports fields, improvements to laneway and parking lot drainage, installation of a walking trail and pavilion, and renovation of the tennis courts, washrooms and fencing. Accessibility upgrades to the facility will also improve community access.

$635,250

$529,322

$423,553

Play Space Resurfacing Project

Town of Lincoln

This project will upgrade the 17 separate community play spaces (13 playgrounds and 4 multi-sport courts) by installing pour-in-place rubberized surfacing, excavating, and removing treated wood base fibers where required. This project will improve access to and quality of community and recreational infrastructure by resurfacing the play spaces that will meet community demand and accessibility requirements.

$362,783

$302,289

$241,885