Prince George City Council gave their support to apply for a grant to help fund part of the Carrie Jane Gray Park Renewal Plan.
The plan was originally presented to Council in November 2024, and it includes a new multi-sport field, new BMX tracks, and new amenity buildings in the corridor.
At last night’s (Monday) meeting, Council was presented with an opportunity to apply for a grant through the Strategic Priorities Fund Capital Infrastructure Stream, which provides funding specifically for the capital costs of local government infrastructure projects that are large in scale.
According to a staff report, the program can contribute a maximum of 100 per cent of the cost of eligible activities to a maximum of $7 million.
“The application would focus on the proposed artificial turf field and associated amenities,” said Director of Civic Operations Blake McIntosh.
The staff report states the project is estimated to start by 2028 and finish by 2031.
“I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback from user groups, I’m personally excited as a user of that area as well too, and the potential that this area has,” said Councillor Ron Polillo.
“I think, obviously, moving this recommendation for applying for the grant is a no-brainer.”
“This is something that defines Prince George as a city better than a lot of other cities,” said Mayor Simon Yu.
“We have lots of parks and lots of sports facilities.”
The first phase of construction the update project is starting this summer.
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