Oakville's Town Council has endorsed five heritage projects ranging in cost from $2.7 million to $525,000 as potential candidates for funding through the federal government’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP).
The town identified five potential projects to benefit Oakville:
Waterfront Trail at Tannery Waterworks
Coach House at the Oakville Museum on the Erchless Estate
Towne Square
Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park
Heritage Cross Town Trail
Southern Ontario has been allocated up to $44 million of the $150 million total fund, and applications are open to a wide range of public and not-for-profit institutions. The main criteria for projects is that they focus on rehabilitation, renovation and expansion of existing community infrastructure assets. New infrastructure, temporary installations or facility expansions that would result in a significant increase of the asset (i.e. more than a 50 per cent increase in square footage) are not eligible.