Grant Funding Utilized by City of Parksville in 2023

May 17, 2024

NEWS RELEASE

In 2023, a variety of City of Parksville projects were supported by grant funding. The City gratefully acknowledges the major grant funds utilized for the projects detailed below.

From the Canada Community-Building Fund Community Works Fund (Government of Canada), the City allocated a total of $1,677,000 in 2023.

Asset management
Asset valuation and assessment

• $108,000

Blower Road culvert
Removal and naturalization

• $151,000

Parksville Community Park
Accessible trails/pathways, roads, equipment/furniture

• $535,000

Parksville Community Park
Resurfacing of sports courts and refurbishment of skateboard park

• $120,000

Moss Avenue renewal
Roads, storm, water infrastructure

• $700,000

Transportation Master Plan

• $63,000

The Parksville Community Park projects which received government funding in 2023 included:

Growing Communities Fund (Province of BC)
Accessible washroom building

• $600,000

Integrated Bilateral Agreement for Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (Government of Canada and Province of BC) - Gathering Plaza

• $396,000

Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Lions Ventureland Playground accessible rubber surfacing

• $300,000

The 2024-2028 financial plan was adopted by Council earlier this month with funds allocated from the Canada Community-Building Fund in 2024. Information about the City’s 2024-2028 financial plan may be viewed on Let’s Talk Parksville.

For more information:
Deb Tardiff, Manager of Communications
communications@parksville.ca; 250 954-3073