Some of St. Thomas and Elgin County’s most treasured community spaces are getting a funding boost thanks to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan.
Included, is the Curtis Street Square development in St. Thomas which will receive $2,041,200 in joint federal, provincial, and recipient funding.
This will be used to create a public plaza and meeting area, with an enhanced parking area, green space and a pedestrian connection between the St. Thomas Public Library, a new child care centre and the historic L&PS Rail Corridor Tourism Centre and trail system. Additionally an outside courtyard will be developed at the library to enhance the overall experience.
Other local projects include the Dutton Dunwich Community Pool Rehabilitation, Municipality of Central Elgin- Eastwood Park Upgrades, Rehabilitation of the YMCA of St. Thomas-Elgin Recreation Facility, as well as Rehabilitation of the Historic West Elgin Town Hall.
Project details are as follows:
-Municipality of West Elgin- Historic West Elgin Town Hall Rehabilitation
Renovations and upgrades to the Historic Town Hall will include a new asphalt roof, windows, doors, and masonry, improvements to the interior beams, fire rating, stairs and the HVAC system, as well as accessibility upgrades for a barrier-free entrance and the addition of universally accessible washrooms.
$1,006,500 (Federal)
$838,666 (Provincial)
$671,084 (Recipient)
– Municipality of Dutton Dunwich- Dutton Dunwich Community Pool Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the pool includes cutting the existing deck into slabs and removing them, trenching the pool deck for new plumbing lines, backfilling the new lines with sand and gravel, pouring concrete deck, sawing concrete for stress cracking, increasing visibility from guard office to pool area by adding windows, and replacing the existing entrances as well as providing more access options.
$62,793
$52,322
$41,867
– Municipality of Central Elgin- Eastwood Park Upgrades
Upgrades will include a new accessible pathway system to connect four different streets with the park and provide access to the proposed amenities in the park. Further upgrades will include a new multi-use court, pickleball courts, green gym equipment, playground equipment and a large shade structure.
$286,000
$238,310
$190,690.50
-YMCA of Southwestern Ontario- Family YMCA of St. Thomas-Elgin Recreation Facility Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the facility will involve the replacement of the roof over the gymnasium, and the replacement of the balance of roof and the PoolPak pool dehumidification unit, the construction of an additional storage facility, and retrofitting the doors to improve building accessibility.
$437,960
$364,930
$292,010
