A new round of Safe Restart funding has come to townships across the region.
The Ontario Government announced it is releasing $695 million to municipalities across the province. Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark said the joint funding will help Ontario’s municipalities and make sure they are not operating deficits going into 2021. MPP Daryl Kramp says the announcement will help municipalities move forward with capital projects and move on from COVID-19.
Each region will receive:
The Town of Bancroft is getting a large chunk of that money, netting in $166,000. Township of South Algonquin will recieve $37,000. Adding Highlands $32,00, Carlo/Mayo $15,000, Central Hastings $29,000, Faraday Township $20,000, and Hastings Highlands will get $47,000. Hastings County as a whole will be receiving $300,000.
The Safe Restart Fund is a joint venture between the provincial and federal governments and has so far distributed $4 billion to help municipalities weather the economic impacts of COVID-19
