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St. Marys Aquatics Centre receives funding for four safety initiatives through Cook-Rees Memorial Fund
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By Galen Simmons Proposed by the St. Marys Aquatics Centre, four water-safety initiatives, two of which are brand new for the town, will receive funding this year through the Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety.
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Council members sit within the newly renovated council chambers just prior to the Town of St. Marys council meeting on July 23. See story on page 2. Photo by Jenna McCartney
Despite neighbours’ concerns, council approves zone change for high-density residential development By Galen Simmons St. Marys council has approved a zone-change request from Pol Quality Homes that will allow the local developer to build three low-rise apartment and stacked-townhouse buildings with a total of 35 new housing units, two of which will be designated as affordable for the next 30 years. Before approving the requested change from residential zone two to residential zone five to allow for the
higher-density housing development at council’s July 23 meeting, councillors heard from several residents with concerns around how the development at 428 Queen St. W will affect everything from traffic, sightlines and parking to noise, privacy and available greenspace. “I believe that it is necessary to provide more housing across the province to satisfy the needs of our growing population,” wrote Scott and
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The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety recently approached staff at the aquatics centre with an opportunity to receive a donation for water-safety initiatives. This program supports water safety and the St. Marys Aquatics Centre was identified for support through this fund. Aquatics-centre staff members were asked to develop water-safety initiatives for funding through the program, and a thorough report with four recommendations that will help the St. Marys community was submitted. “We’re typically not approached; we’re usually going out looking for grants,” St. Marys community services director Stephanie Ische told councillors at their July 23 council meeting. “ … They had approached us, asked if we were interested and we thought, ‘Why not?’ (Aquatics manager) Andrea Slade developed four different initiatives because they had asked, ‘What are the types of things you would like to see at your location for individuals?’ “So, four of those initiatives were put together and, fortunately, all four were approved.”
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