Backgrounder: Glace Bay area will benefit from investments to help bring people back to public spaces safely

Backgrounder

The Government of Canada invests more than $142,000 in two community shared spaces to stimulate local economies, create jobs, and improve the quality of life of Canadians.

CLIENT NAME PROJECT TOTAL
Jaycee Tracey Memorial Society Install accessible playground equipment for young children, including a swing set with seats appropriate for infants/toddlers and children with disabilities, a slide, a tunnel and a truck piece for imaginative play.  $57,330
non-repayable
Future Ready Youth Society Build an accessible walking path and install a pedestrian bridge to improve safety in an area of Glace Bay known as “the Burr” adjacent to Glace Bay High School. $85,000
non-repayable
Total   $142,330

Contacts

Marianne Blondin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Official Languages and of the
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca

Chris Brooks
Communications Director, Nova Scotia
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
902-830-3839
chris.brooks@acoa-apeca.ga.ca

Dr. Carol Boutilier
President
Jaycee Tracey Memorial Society
902 371-0627
carolboutilier@gmail.com

Todd McDougall
President, Future Ready Youth Society
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
(902) 849-2885
toddmcdougall23@yahoo.com

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