Courtesy of www.brantnews.com


BURFORD, ON - The County of Brant held an official ceremony today to celebrate the completion of upgrades to the Burford Community Centre. 

Phil McColeman, MP for Brant; Dave Levac, MPP for Brant; and His Worship, Ron Eddy, Mayor of Brant County, are pleased to see this important community recreational infrastructure project reach completion. 

The upgrades include a 6,500 square foot addition featuring four dressing rooms, a referee room, an OPP office, staff space and a fully accessible lobby area with an elevator. The snack bar and the community hall were also renovated.

The governments of Canada and Ontario have each committed up to $1 million to the project. Additional funding was contributed by the County of Brant for a total project cost of $3,030,181.

“The upgrades to the Burford Community Centre will improve accessibility. The additional space will allow residents to enjoy a variety of sport and leisure activities encouraging healthy lifestyles,” said MP McColeman. "Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, we are creating jobs and providing families with recreation facilities they will enjoy for future generations.”

"The provincial government’s Open Ontario plan is designed to stimulate the economy and create new opportunities to support healthy, active living while creating jobs,” said MPP Levac. “In Burford, Open Ontario is supporting our local trades and businesses while promoting a stronger, healthier community.”

“"The County of Brant is extremely pleased about the completion of this project which has expanded and improved the Burford Community Centre. We know that many of our citizens will use and enjoy the changes. We express sincere appreciation to the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the 2006 - 2010 Council for providing the necessary finances for the project and to the previous Council for initiating and approving it," said Mayor Eddy.

This project is one of more than 760 across the province that are moving forward thanks to a joint federal-provincial investment of more than $380 million under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Program in Ontario and the Ontario Recreation Program (Ontario REC). The governments of Canada and Ontario teamed up to support Ontario's communities and create jobs by improving recreational infrastructure, as these types of projects also encourage higher levels of participation in physical activity and community building. For more information on this initiative, please visit www.rinc-on.ca.