Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario invest in improved sport, recreation and cultural facilities in London
Backgrounder
Joint federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support six community, culture and recreation projects in the City of London.
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.9 million towards these projects through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream (CCRIS) of the Investing in Canada plan. The Government of Ontario is providing over $3.2 million. The City of London is contributing over $1 million to their projects, while the remaining recipient funding will amount to nearly $1.6 million.
Project Information:
Recipient |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Recipient Funding |
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Corporation of the City of London |
Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre - Teaching Kitchen & Elevator |
The project will include the reconfiguration of a multi-purpose community space into a teaching kitchen, a storage unit and several meeting rooms. In addition, an elevator will be installed, improving accessibility, and building components, such as doors, windows and bricks will be renewed and repaired. |
$748,000 |
$623,271 |
$498,729 |
Corporation of the City of London |
Upgrades to Labatt Park |
Upgrades to Labatt Park will involve the installation of accessible washrooms, repair and replacement of bleachers, and the replacement of current sports field lighting with energy efficient lighting. |
$814,000 |
$678,266 |
$542,735 |
Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre |
Improvement of Resource Centre's Electrical and HVAC systems |
The project will rehabilitate the electrical and HVAC systems in the Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre. The work will include installing a new electrical panel and replacing the existing HVAC units with a larger unit with greater capacity. |
$63,325 |
$52,766 |
$42,222 |
Participation House Support Services - London and Area |
Community Place North Elevator |
The project will install an elevator in the Participation House Support Services' Community Place North facility, improving accessibility. |
$125,000 |
$104,156 |
$83,344 |
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario |
Bob Hayward YMCA Recreation Facility Renovation |
Upgrades to the Bob Hayward YMCA include replacing the hot water storage tanks, boiler plant and piping, air distribution system, pool piping and surge tank. In addition, lighting will be upgraded, and the universal change room will be enlarged for greater accessibility. |
$801,309 |
$667,690 |
$534,273 |
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario |
Stoney Creek YMCA Recreation Facility Rehabilitation and Expansion |
The project involves building an addition onto the second floor of the existing facility, enabling the YMCA to offer increased access to recreational programming for all ages, particularly youth and vulnerable populations. The lighting in the entire building will also be upgraded to energy efficient LED. |
$1,361,800 |
$1,134,720 |
$907,980 |
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