Town of Midland puts two OTF grants totalling $199,800 to work with different community projects

On Thursday, MPP Jill Dunlop met with representatives from the Town of Midland at the North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre to hear from representatives about the impact of two grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that when combined, total $199,800.  Both grants, one being a Capital grant awarded in late 2022, and the second being a Resilient Communities Fund grant that was also awarded last year. 

“It is great to be here today to celebrate these OTF grants through two different funding streams, which have greatly assisted the Town of Midland to carry on with its goal to enhance accessibility to the general public and provide more opportunities for visitors to participate and attend events at our actively utilized North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre and beautiful Little Lake Park," said Jill Dunlop, MPP Simcoe North.  

The Town put its $50,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant to work for engineering design drawings for renovations at the North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre (NSSRC) for two new proposed accessible changerooms, providing opportunities for more groups to participate in activities. The second grant, awarded last November, was a $149,800 Capital grant that will provide amphitheatre-style seating to allow residents and visitors to better enjoy free performances at the Little Lake Park outdoor stage. 

The engineering design drawings for the NSSRC changerooms are nearing completion, and the Little Lake Park amphitheatre seating construction is set to start at the end of summer 2023 and expected to be completed by the end of the year.   

“As a small municipality serving the North Simcoe area, this funding will go a long way to helping us complete important projects that are vital to helping Midland grow and solidify our position as a great place to live and visit,” said Midland Mayor Bill Gordon. “We are grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ontario Government for their continued support of municipalities in improving existing facilities, and creating new infrastructure.” 

About Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF): The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario, and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations celebrates 40 years of grant-making in Ontario and making a lasting impact in communities. Last year, OTF invested over $110M into 1,022 community projects and partnerships, which included funding for the Government of Ontario’s Community Building Fund. Visit otf.ca to learn more.