Mayor Rob Burton writes: Oakville projects overlooked for funding.
"My Council colleagues and I are disappointed to share that our community was overlooked for funding in the Culture and Recreation stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
Last fall Oakville applied for funding under the 2020 budget submission to, amongst other things, renovate the old Oakville Trafalgar High School building on the former hospital lands as gallery space, and to complete the south parcel of North Park Sports Park to include soccer and multi-use fields, cricket pitch, BMX and skateboard facilities, leash-free dog zone, splash pad and other park amenities.
My thanks go out to Oakville Members of Parliament Minister Anita Anand and MP Pam Damoff who both advocated for Oakville’s projects with their provincial counterparts.
As we look ahead to other funding options we are encouraged by the support of both Minister Anand and MP Damoff. We know our MPPs Effie Triantafilopoulos and Stephen Crawford always have the best interest of Oakville and its residents in mind."