Civil and Municipal - Jan 2024

the core area of our downtown, so that is probably going to be one of the biggest projects we’ve ever done. It’s going to be hugely disruptive, but we know that the investment we’re making on some of these ancillary streets adjacent to Main Street, this year and next year, is going to pave the way for us to have a successful Main Street construction campaign starting in 2025.” “We’re also planning for a massive new community center to support the growth that’s coming to our community,” Lovatt continues. “And we have a new fire station that we bought land for last year in the Ballantrae area; we start construction in 2024. The biggest ticket item that we’ve got in terms of infrastructure is a new skating and multi-purpose trail in our Memorial Park that is going to allow the community to get out and skate during the winter months. It’s an $8.6 million project.” Stouffville has several key partners that are contracted to complete its infrastructure agenda, including TACC, a leader in the Canadian construction MON SHEONG FOUNDATION - Long-Term Care Facilities - Private Care - Mon Sheong Court Senior Apartments - Chinese School - Youth Group - Community & Volunteer Services Centres 1-866-708-0002 (Toll-free) monsheong.org F ounded in Toronto in 1964 as a charitable organization to promote Chinese culture and heritage through caring for the elderly and nurturing the young, Mon Sheong Foundation provides programs and services to the elderly and to the young in response to the needs of Canada’s culturally diverse communities. 82 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 01