Provincial grant set to expire if council doesn’t approve additional funding to complete the Chippewa Park C.W. Parker Carousel enclosure.
THUNDER BAY – The Chippewa Park C.W. Parker Carousel enclosure could be in jeopardy, according to Cory Halvorsen, manager of parks and open spaces for the City of Thunder Bay.
Administration is set to ask council for an additional $234,868 from the Renew Thunder Bay Reserve Fund and $300,000 from the Municipal Accommodation Tax Reserve Fund. According to the council report, in November 2020, the previous council supported a funding commitment of $300,000 from the Renew Thunder Bay Reserve Fund and a $500,000 Heritage Canada funding application to construct the enclosure which Heritage Canada approved $450,000 towards the building.However, the estimated cost of the enclosure has risen from $1.5 million to $2.2 million including a 20 per cent contingency. The city needs to secure all project funding by Nov.
“It's a combination of more of a traditional building but also unique in that it has to enclose the carousel. The shape of it is similar to the canopy of the current ride. It will be a nice addition to the pavilion directly adjacent. So, the location of the carousel would move slightly from where it is now, but it's still very close,” Halvorsen said.
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