Council hires consultants to provide parks, recreation study

Centre Well­ing­ton council approved the hiring of a London firm recently to do a master plan for parks, recreation, and cul­ture.

The proposal is to help de­sign­ed a guide for the muni­ci­pality for ten years, and it will be reviewed every five. The ser­vices in the study include:

- recreation services and facilities;

- provision of parks, open space, trails, and environmental areas (woodlots);

- culture and special event services; and

- the study will not be limited to youth, children, ad­ults, seniors, and and persons with disabilities.

The community is going to need a major overhaul of its recreation facilities. For ex­am­ple, Parks and Recreation Director Andie Goldie recently told council that there is no more prime time ice available for the next two years, and tour­naments cannot be added or expanded because of the high demand. The cost is just under $48,000 plus GST, and is in this year’s budget.