Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario invest in improved community and recreation infrastructure in Elora and Guelph
Backgrounder
Canada and Ontario invest in improved community and recreation infrastructure in Elora and Guelph
Joint federal, provincial, and recipient funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support three culture and community infrastructure projects in Elora and Guelph.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $3.4 million toward these projects, with the Government of Ontario providing over $2.8 million through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Plan. The Township of Centre Wellington is contributing over $1.3 million, the YMCA of Three Rivers is investing over $790,000 million, and HOPE House is contributing over $146,000 towards their respective projects.
Project Information:
Project title |
Recipient |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Recipient Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renovation and Rehabilitation of the Elora Community Centre with an Arena |
Corporation of the Township of Centre Wellington |
The project will rehabilitate, renovate and expand the Elora Community Centre to improve its accessibility, increase its longevity and expand the utility of the space for new recreation, leisure and culture programming all of which will both increase the number and range of clientele. Work includes placement of the arena floor, board and glass and refrigeration equipment, accessibility upgrades, installation of emergency generator and solar panels. |
$1,998,959 |
$1,665,632 |
$1,332,806 |
Expanding and renovating accessible community space at the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph. |
YMCA of Three Rivers |
The project involves a three storey addition to the YMCA of Guelph to provide youth recreational space and an expansion of the universal change room to enhance access to the facility for those with physical disabilities and families with young children. The expansion will add a footprint of 2000 square feet to the facility resulting in 6000 square feet of new space. |
$1,186,339 |
$988,517 |
$790,992 |
Rehabilitation of a century church building and 3-storey rear addition Community Centre |
HOPE House |
The rehabilitation of the 100-year-old church building and the construction of a three-storey community centre will allow HOPE House to expand its community services and operations. The work includes upgrades to the building’s masonry and rehabilitating the flat roof. |
$220,156 |
$183,445 |
$146,789 |