Sinnamon: More funding needed

When it comes to seeking grants for programs council has been running for years, new sources of money will be required.

That was the message from chief administrative officer Patty Sinnamon on April 13 during department head reports at Mapleton council.

Sinnamon said grants from the provincial government are drying up, and the township might have to consider private funding. It had learned in a playground report from Sean Kelly earlier in the meeting there are private companies that offer grants for various community projects.

Sinnamon said, for example, the township usually applies for funds for four summer students, but she recently heard there might be enough provincial money this year for only two, and for only six weeks instead of a full two months.

“We need to look at private companies,” she told council “We really need to be innovative. Some of the funding that has been there in the past is not there any more.”