Community Hub Timeline

timeline

Summary
Date	Description
June 2017	Loyalist Township completes a 10-Year Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
July 2018	Loyalist Township retains the services of MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) to undertake a Feasibility Study for the development of a Sustainable Community Hub.
Q1 2021	Budget approval for $2.7M to be set aside in reserve for project.
June 2021	Council approves funding to advance the schematic design of the proposed facility.
July 2021	Funding application submitted to the Green and Inclusive Community Building Fund.
March 2022	Failure of pool infrastructure at the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre.
April 2022	Pool closed at the direction of Council based on the result of a structural assessment of the pool basin.
July 2022	$670,000 in funding approved from the Renewable Energy Benefit Fund ($167,500 from Ward 1 and $502,500 from Ward 2/3)
July 2022	Information report to Council on project status and proposed project delivery method.
December 2022	Infrastructure Canada confirms $16.5 million in funding through the Green and Inclusive Community Building Fund.
January 2023	Public feedback sought via public information sessions and surveys to refine the proposed design and inform future programming for the facility.
Spring 2023	Develop Validation Report and Business Case for the construction phase of the project.
Summer 2023	Presentation of Validation Report and Business Case to Council for approval.