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News - Trent Hills – Talks continue between Trent Hills and Parks Canada over money the federal government owes the municipality as payment in lieu of power it is to receive for free in perpetuity. “We’re working toward finalizing a number they owe us,” CAO Mike Rutter said last week. Once that’s done, “we’ll bring that number to council ... to make sure they’re okay with it, but I would assume at that point they’ll pay.” Rutter said an announcement is expected “soon.” The municipality had been prepared to go to court in the summer with a statement of claim demanding the federal government pay almost $1.55 million plus interest for failing to provide Trent Hills with free electricity as required under an agreement dating back to 1914. The right to receive 350 horsepower of electricity at no charge forever was originally granted to a woollen mill the town of Campbellford acquired in 1978 prior to it becoming part of Trent Hills through amalgamation. The town’s right was upheld by the
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News - Hastings – The field house of dreams in Hastings will be a flourishing reality in the not too distant future. The year-round, indoor heated recreational facility moved closer to construction with the installation of signage last week at Fowlds Millennium Park where the dome will be built. “I’m really excited, it’s such a neat facility and so practical and functional,” said Kira Mees, co-chair of the ambitious and innovative $7 million Trent Hills Wellness Campaign, better known as Flourish. The field house is one of three recreational redevelopment projects planned by the municipality, the others are a multi-use facility at the Campbellford fairgrounds
that will include a new arena and aquatic centre and an accessible addition to the Warkworth Arena. As part of the Flourish campaign the Campbellford-Seymour Community Foundation is raising $2 million to support “Smart and Caring Funds” in both Hastings and Warkworth; Campbellford Memorial Hospital has a $4 million goal for diagnostic equipment and the municipality is seeking $1 million in community support for recreational re-development. “The municipality’s plan is to move forward with this (field house) project and it will start being tendered and built in the fall of 2014,” says Mees. “We know it’s a little bit confusing that we’re doing recreation and fundraising for
the hospital and Community Foundation all in one thing (but) we want people to understand that Flourish is innovative because of the partnering. People can support whichever one they want or all of them. It’s really up to the donor; we want to get that out there. This is a long-term project.” The field house will be the first tangible example of Flourish seeds blossoming, Mees says. Although, she notes, items on the CMH needs list have already been acquired thanks to donor dollars. “It’s nice to see we’re making progress, that progress is happening, dollars are coming in and we are making progress on the needs that are out there.” Mees says the $1 million recreational component “is really a small part of the
whole recreational plan but it’s an important $1 million.” Raising that money tells the provincial and federal governments that Trent Hills has a shovel-ready project and is “committed to putting their money where their desires are.” “Even though it’s a small amount of the project it’s really key that we have dollars raised (so that when) stimulus funding programs are announced we can say: ‘support’s ready, project’s ready.’” The field house is “really going to be a draw” with multiple activities for all ages occurring at the same time, everything from walking and ultimate Frisbee to lacrosse and tai chi. Please see “Field house” on page 5
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