May 26, 2008

NEWS

Ontario is helping the Town of The Blue Mountains and the Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce to revitalize three downtown commercial areas.

The province is investing $66,000 in the Town of The Blue Mountains Sustainable Community Improvement Plan project. The project will help the town's commercial areas become even more vibrant, offer more affordable housing opportunities, preserve and restore historic buildings through green technology and begin restoring unused vacant sites.

The funding is part of the Rural Economic Development Program which invests in community-based projects in three priority areas:

 

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"I am pleased to support this project to help the Town of The Blue Mountains identify its opportunities for economic revitalization and development," said Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "Today's funding will help encourage growth for this community."

"The Sustainable Community Improvement Plan will be different and more innovative than other Community Improvement Plans because instead of attempting to generate downtown commercial area revitalization, the Community Improvement Plan will focus on creating sustainable forms of redevelopment and adaptive building reuse," said Ellen Anderson, Mayor of The Town of The Blue Mountains. "It will also combine economic development tools with planning and urban design policies and programs that promote downtown revitalization that is energy efficient, pedestrian friendly, environmentally sustainable and respective of heritage and cultural features. This fits with our strategic plan to build a strong, vibrant and sustainable community."

 

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Find out more about The Town of The Blue Mountains.

Read more about Managing Your Downtown.

For more information contact:

Kelly Synnott, Minister's Office, 416-326-6439
Brent Ross, Communications Branch, 416-326-9342