CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Regional tourism strategy session scheduled
The next stage in the development of a new regional tourism strategy for Corner Brook and the surrounding area is set to take place March 14.
On the heels of recent public consultations for the Corner Brook, Bay of Islands and Lower Humber valley areas, the committee leading the initiative is planning what it is calling a Visioning, Benchmarking, and Idea Generation session.
Mike Stolte, author of “Tourism 360” — a guide to assessing regional tourism potential — will be visiting the region to facilitate the session, which takes place at the Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This session will be open to the all interested individuals.
Registration is now open for the event and interested individuals are asked to email [email protected] or call 640-4651 to register.
A draft plan is expected to be ready by early summer.
NL West SPCA hoping to break ground on new shelter in Corner Brook this summer
SPCA hoping to break ground on new shelter this summer
The NL West SPCA has told the City of Corner Brook it hopes to start building its new facility this summer.
The organization provided the city, which has donated a plot of land on Lundrigan Drive to the SPCA, with an update that was read into the record at Monday evening’s city council meeting.
The SPCA indicated it has recently added some new members that will add financial, business and legal expertise to its board. The association plans to soon hire a fundraising co-ordinator, who will be focused on raising money to build the new animal shelter.
Council approves farming development on city outskirts
While it may be located between the town of Steady Brook and the private community of Humber Village, the City of Corner Brook had to give its approval for an agricultural development during the public city council meeting Monday.
The area on the northern shore of the Humber River is accessible via a gravel road from Wild Cove and lies outside the city boundary. But because it is within the city’s municipal planning area, an application to develop it to grow hay and root crops requires city approval.
Council did vote to approve the development, the proponent for which was not disclosed publicly.
Money for the roads
The City of Corner Brook is set to receive nearly $4.4 million in gas tax money between this year and 2024.
City council approved the funds allocated by the province Monday evening.
The city had initially approved the gas tax agreement with the provincial government in 2014, but the 2019-24 amounts were to be determined based on the 2016 census results.
The city will receive amounts varying from at least $839,340 to as high as $915,644 in the final year.
As it has with previous money from the gas tax fund, the city will spend the money on road repairs and asphalt.
Corner Brook’s share represents a total of more than $113 million to be distributed throughout the province’s municipalities in the coming five years, according to population size.