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Pool Closure

At a Special Session of Council on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, Loyalist Township Council provided direction to close the pool until further notice; work with regional partners to source interim aquatic options for Township residents; and report back to Council with updated capital costs and financial options for Council consideration.

The Township continues to await notification from the federal government as to whether the project has been selected for funding under the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program. The Township made a submission to this program in July 2021. As recently as April 13, 2022, staff were informed that, “officials continue to diligently review and assess projects for eligibility and merit” and that the program administrators could not provide a more precise timeline for a decision at this time.

Photo Gallery: Pool 2022 will appear here on the public site.

Community Hub Project Information

Rendering of community hub foyer

In August of 2016, a staff working group was tasked to examine the state of the current Township Administrative Office. The purpose of this group was to identify the components of the office building that worked well, those that needed updates or repairs, and those that simply did not serve the current and future operational needs of the building and its staff. Staff identified several items of major concern through this study.

As directed by Council Resolution 2016.21.9, Staff conducted an analysis of twenty-five (25) potential sites at various locations within Township according to a specific criterion. The results of this analysis suggested that sites located in the vicinity of Amherst Drive and Speers Boulevard in Amherstview would be well suited to accommodate a new municipal office.


At the July 9, 2018 Council Meeting, Council approved a report that granted Township staff the authority to enter into negotiations with MJMA for the Design of a Sustainable Community Hub. The Feasibility Study and Master Plan developed by MJMA for the proposed Community Centre began with a qualitative systems assessment of the existing W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre. The elements presented in the Feasibility Study include the recreation facilities recommended in the Township’s Parks and Recreations Master Plan, a municipal office which would house Township Staff, and the amenities desired by the County. This allowed the consultant to determine if the proposed facilities could, in principle, be accommodated on the site.


At the May 17, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting, a report from the Chief Administrative Officer, re: Hub Project Update, was received; and the Committee of the Whole recommended to Loyalist Township Council the following actions: 

  1. That $150,000 be transferred from the Hub capital reserve, and $206,000 from the project “carry over” to be used for the first phase of schematic drawings at the total cost of $354,816;
  2. That staff be authorized to submit a grant application under the Federal funding program – Green & Inclusive Community Buildings;
  3. That staff investigate the Green Municipal Fund financial program through FCM for the Hub project;
  4. That staff further investigate funding opportunities through partnerships with other municipalities, organizations and fundraising.

Recreation Master Plan

Rendering of community hub hallwayIn 2017, the Township completed a comprehensive 10-year Parks & Recreation Master Plan. The resulting Master Plan was the outcome of a comprehensive stakeholder consultation, population growth forecasts and trends in parks and recreation services. Several recommendations which pertained to the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre in the Master Plan emerged from the Public Consultation process.

The recommendations in the Master Plan also referenced the opportunity to include a potential new municipal office on the site of the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre, along with space for partnering agencies.

Documents and reports on a table 

Community Hub staff reports 

Community Hub staff reports
ReportDate presented
Staff Recommendations for the Location of a New Municipal Office Building (page 145) Jul. 24, 2017
Enabling Accessibility Fund May 14, 2018
Green Municipal Fund (page 255) Feb. 12, 2018
Community Hub - Project Update (page 291) Jun. 11, 2018
Architectural Services for the Design of a Sustainable Community Hub Jul. 9, 2018
YMCA Community Hubs (page 69) Sep. 10, 2018
Loyalist Township - Sustainable Community Centre Dec. 10, 2018
Report 1 from the Community Hub Steering Committee (page 41) Jun. 10, 2019
Community Hub Update and Grant Funding Opportunity Oct. 15, 2019
Hub Project Update May 17, 2021
Hub Project Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Funding Update Jun. 14, 2021
W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre - Pool Update Apr. 19, 2022

 

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