Westshore Estates gets funding for park development

Provincial government announces grant for North Westside Road area

  • Mar. 25, 2012 5:00 a.m.
MLA Ben Stewart has announced funding for a park in the North Westside Road area.

MLA Ben Stewart has announced funding for a park in the North Westside Road area.

Wade Paterson

Black Press

A local MLA was in a giving mood on Saturday.

Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart announced that the Central Okanagan Regional District will receive $80,000 from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’s Community Recreation Program.

The money is to help fund a project to implement phase two of the Westshore Estates Community Park project by developing a slow-pitch field and soccer field.

Stewart said the community seemed “genuinely surprised” about the announcement.

“We were able to give them a boost,” said Stewart.

“Along with our $80,000, the regional district is putting up $20,000. So they’re going to be able to complete a major amount of work.”

The project will serve a population of 1,205.

 

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