Morden seeks grants for several projects
Posted 1 year ago
With the federal government aiming to spend its way through the economic downturn, the Town of Morden wants to get in on the handouts.
Morden is applying for funding for several local projects..
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is applying to the Building Canada Fund for support for its proposed new $24 million museum building, and council gave its support to that application for funding that would be cost shared between the three levels of government.
In addition, the town is seeking funding for three projects under that fund. If approved, the funding would be cost shared.
First priority goes to the third phase of renovations at the Morden Community Centre with a cost estimate of $1.8 milion. The second priority would be for support towards $1.5 million in sewer line upgrading, while the third priority would be for wastewater infrastructure improvements to the sewage lagoon with a cost estimate of about $700,000.
Meanwhile, the town is also looking to the Manitoba government for financial support towards three local projects.
Applications to the Manitoba Community Places program are seeking funding towards the community centre renovations as well as new flooring for the centre and further structural improvements to the Pembina Hills Arts Centre building.
Community Places funding, if approved, would cover up to 50 per cent of a project cost to a maximum of $15,000.
A new name
And on the topic of the complex, the ongoing renovations are not the only changes at the centre now.
The Morden Recreation Centre now has a new official name with council giving its blessing to now calling the facility the Morden Community Centre.
The name change was seen as better reflecting the the overall mandate of the facility and its importance to the community as a whole.
EXPANSION PROPOSED
An expansion of a local business is on hold pending a development agreement on the project. Tasti’s is seeking a conditional use order to allow for an addition to the drive-in restaurant on Morden’s east-end.
The expansion would add a screened patio on the east side of the existing building and fully enclosed interior seating on the west side which would extend the dining season to about eight months, owner Mike Enns told council.
A neighbouring resident raised concern about the noise particularly from speakers used to call out order numbers as well as other issues such as fencing. Enns expressed a willingness to try to address the concerns, and the matter was tabled for further discussion.
