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City to fund boat ramp improvements KRISTEN KRISTEN DOUGLAS DOUGLAS
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City council has endorsed a plan that would see the city move forward on improvements to the Big Rock Boat Ramp as early as next year. The project has been on council’s radar for several years but has yet to come to fruition because the city has been waiting on financial help from other levels of government. But so far, said Ross Milnthorp, the city’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture, several applications for external funding have all been unsuccessful. City staff is now recommending the city go it alone and come up with the funding itself. Council has already budgeted $500,000 of city money – $250,000 from the Capital Lending Reserve and $250,000 from the Parks Capital Reserve – towards the project for 2016. The city was hoping a $500,000 Canada 150 grant application would be successful but Milnthorp said city staff have yet to hear back. He suggested the city use its own money to make up the remainder for 2017. A potential source, according to Milnthorp, could be $599,000 that may be released from the Ostler Park project which city staff is recommending be temporarily put on hold until long-term downtown flooding solutions can be found. At council’s last Committee of the Whole meeting, council voted to split the boat launch project into two phases – with phase one consisting of all in-water works such as replacing the ramp, dredging of the basin upgrades and relocating the
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two protective rock rock groin groin structures. structures. two protective Phase two would include all upland works such as upgrades to the parking lot, lighting, washrooms and a fish cleaning station. Council also endorsed initiating
construction of of phase phase one one in in 2017, 2017, construction at a cost cost of of $1.1 $1.1 million, million, using using solely solely money. city money. Milnthorp said said breaking breaking the the projprojMilnthorp ect up allows allows the the city city to to move move in in timely fashion fashion on on the the in-water in-water a timely
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Celebrating Métis heritage heritage
Mike Kubinec, president of the North North Island Island Métis Métis Association, Association, raises raises the the Métis Métis flag flag on on the the anniversary anniversary of of Louis LouisRiel’s Riel’sdeath. death.The The association is celebrating its 20 year year anniversary. anniversary. See See story story on on page page 14. 14.
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