Welcome friends of Collingwood Central Park!!
Thank you for visiting our site!!This website was originally created to keep residents informed about the development of recreational facilities in the Town of Collingwood. Moving forward, this website will also act as an information hub for other various projects and happenings within the Town of Collingwood and Town Council. As residents ourselves, we feel the need to keep our fellow citizens well informed and up-to-date on matters that involve them.
Check back for frequent updates - we will post any news from the town's website, as well as news articles from local media outlets. And we want to hear from you too!! So please comment in our blog section.....LET'S GET VOCAL!!! collingwood rec facilities: VIDEO OF THE PROTEST FROM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10THOTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATIONOUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
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latest newscasi-NO! casi-NO! casi-NO!
Last Monday residents were floored to hear the mayor request that everyone be "open-minded" about a casi-NO and then proceeded to go on and on about the advantages to having one! She did not present a balanced view. She never cited a single disadvantage to having a casi-NO in Collingwood, there is one or two....... This is not that approach a mayor is supposed to take! Residents once again feel robbed of due public process in Collingwood. They just don't get it.... they must think that we lack intelligence. What can we do? Show up at Council this Monday March 4th at 5:00 p.m. to show that we want balanced information, the pros and the cons, a real economic impact study, public consultation, even a referendum on this issue. We want to ensure that we are represented. SEE HERE FOR OUR FULL REPORT! TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING ON COLLUS FUNDS - BE THERE AND HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!! POSTED ON THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD WEBSITE: The Council of the Corporation of Collingwood invites all Collingwood residents and taxpayers to attend a Special Meeting of Council to be held Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 9:30 a.m., in Council Chambers, Town Hall, 97 Hurontario Street , Collingwood, to consider the use/allocation of the COLLUS/Powerstream Partnership Funds. Items being considered (but not limited to) include the following: - Decrease existing debt - Establishing an Internal Loan Fund to fund capital projects under $1m - Invest in the new Recreational Facilities - Road/sidewalk repairs and maintenance - Sunset Point Park redevelopment - Harbour enhancements - Others… For further information please contact Sara Almas, Clerk at (705) 445-1030, ext. 3225 or [email protected] FRIENDS OF CENTRAL PARK DEPUTES AT NOV 5TH COUNCIL MEETING! Friends deputed at the Nov 5th Council Meeting and presented our report to Council. For news articles on the meeting please click here. VIDEOS FROM THE PUBLIC MEETING ARE POSTED!! It's taken us a little while to post these on YouTube, but the Public Meeting Videos are now available! For the list of videos, please click HERE! FRIENDS OF THE COLLINGWOOD CENTRAL PARK PROJECT TO DEPUTE AT NOV 5TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING! Friends of Central Park Collingwood asked to present our summary findings to Council, which will take place on Monday November 5th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.. This will be an opportunity to hear the summary comments and recommendations that all of you have suggested over the time that this issue has been in the forefront. We urge you to attend the meeting and show your support for good governance!! For the event listing please see HERE. For more information please see HERE. PUBLIC MEETING HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF OVER 100 PEOPLE!!! A PUBLIC MEETING TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3RD AT 6:30PM AT THE COLLINGWOOD LEGION. OVER 100 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT!!! Please click here to find our media materials on the Public Meeting. And don't forget to visit our Facebook Page or Blog for more news on the meeting! WE HAVE FORMED A PETITION! A petition has been created to demand an open and transparent decision making process from Town Council in the development of community recreational facilities. For more information on the petition and to sign, please CLICK HERE! RESULTS FROM AUG 27TH COUNCIL MEETING On Monday August 27th, Town Council voted and passed two motions: 1) To proceed with the purchase and construction of an Insulated Architectural Membrane structure over the existing Outdoor Pool including the removal and reconstruction of the existing building, in order to provide a year-round pool to meet the community’s aquatic and competitive swimming needs. (6 Councillors for, 2 against). 2) To proceed with the purchase and construction of an Insulated Architectural Membrane facility for a year-round single pad ice arena at Central Park, maintaining 2 ball diamonds, the outdoor ice rink, the lawn bowling facility, and additional green space – while keeping the option to twin the new arena at a future date. (7 Councillors for, 1 against). |