File #: CB-22-002    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Committee Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/14/2022 In control: Community Living Standing Committee
On agenda: 1/31/2022 Final action:
Title: CLSC Recommendation Arising From Environmental Advisory Committee Presented by: Councillor MacKay
Attachments: 1. PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED Request for Standing Committee Motion from EAC

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CLSC Recommendation Arising From Environmental Advisory Committee

Presented by: Councillor MacKay

 

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RECOMMENDED MOTION

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That Council approve the following Environmental Initiatives Grant Program applications:

 

Applicant (alphabetical)

Project Description

$$ Required

BLESS -Big Lake Environment Support Society

Funds would be used to assemble photos and materials to print an animal pocket-sized guide, this would be the last installment of the Big Lake Wetlands pocket guide series.

$2,250.00

Braeside Pop Up Neighbourhood Garden

Funding would support a neighbourhood pop-up garden. The group intends to use space to host an educational community workshop to increase awareness of growing food and build long-term community relationships.

$5,000.00

Lacombe Park Garden and Connection Place

Funding would support phase two, to maintain and establish the Lacombe Park Community garden by continually building an accessible, permaculture garden which was started in 2019.

$5,000.00

Friends of Leo Nickerson School Enhancement Society

Funding would support a long-term naturalization project. The funds would be used to purchase native trees to re-establish a previous natural boundary along Cunningham road in the Leo Nickerson schoolyard. This project will provide a learning opportunity for all students at Leo Nickerson.

$5,000.00

Riverlot 56 Naturalization Project

Funds will support a long-term community naturalization project to enhance the forest at Riverlot 56. This project will engage the community to volunteer and offer a learning opportunity for students to develop solutions to increase the success rate of this type of naturalization planting through the Pursuits Program at William D Cuts School.

$2,662.00

TOTALS

$33,200.00

$19,912.00

 

 

 

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PURPOSE OF REPORT

The purpose of this report is to bring to Council a recommended Council motion arising from an item on the Agenda of the January 17, 2022 meeting of the Community Living Standing Committee.

 

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Report Date: January 31, 2022

Standing Committee: Community Living Standing