Updates Coming to Two Arnprior Parks: Provide Your Feedback at the April 12th Open House

We want your feedback!

A pair of Arnprior parks are being upgraded this summer, thanks to a grant from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). Through the ICIP funding, the Town of Arnprior received $59,486 for Caruso Park improvements and $129,797 for the enhancements coming to Legion Park.

Caruso Park will have a new play structure and pathway installed. Legion Park will have a new play structure featuring a rubber play surface to support accessibility and safety, along with paved pathways connecting the structure with entry points at Edey Street and Wilfred Crescent. Work on Caruso Park is already underway with the removal of the existing play structure.

The COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream, implemented in response to the pandemic, allows the Government of Canada to invest up to 80 per cent of total eligible costs for projects in provinces, and up to 100 per cent for projects in territories and Indigenous communities. The Ontario government will invest 20 per cent of the eligible costs for projects across the province. In total, the Town of Arnprior will receive $189,283.10 with from the Federal
(80%) and Provincial (20%) governments.

Another major recreational trail project being undertaken in the Summer of 2023 will see improvements to the waterfront trail from Madawaska Street to the Robert Simpson Park beach. This section of the trail will soon feature a paved pathway including lighting, benches and waste and recycling receptacles, supporting active transportation and accessibility for our residents and visitors.

The Department of Recreation invites the public to review the designs of these upgrades and provide their feedback online by April 21st.