Greg Sorbara in St Marys Ontario
Today, Ontario Minister of Finance Greg Sorbara attended a sod-turning ceremony for St Marys Pyramid Centre. The province is making no contribution to the project and Sorbara later told Donal O'Connor of the Stratford Beacon Herald that Ontario is unlikely to make a contribution once construction gets underway. Through its Ontario Strategic Infrastructure Financing Authority, the Ontario Government is responsible for making it easy for councils such St Marys to accumulate large amounts of debt.
The original Living Life Mission Project called for the province to contribute a third or about $5-million. No provincial program existed then or exists now for funding this kind of project. Just 9 months ago, St Marys Council Voted $124,000 for Architect Garwood-Jones and Hanham in the October 25, 2005 council meeting because Councillor Gerry Teahen said the architect's design was needed in order to get provincial funding, "we can't submit something to the Ministry without the drawings. Until we get that back we can't move any further ahead on this."
St Marys Ontario taxpayers will bear the brunt of the cost for the Pyramid Recreation Centre.
The original Living Life Mission Project called for the province to contribute a third or about $5-million. No provincial program existed then or exists now for funding this kind of project. Just 9 months ago, St Marys Council Voted $124,000 for Architect Garwood-Jones and Hanham in the October 25, 2005 council meeting because Councillor Gerry Teahen said the architect's design was needed in order to get provincial funding, "we can't submit something to the Ministry without the drawings. Until we get that back we can't move any further ahead on this."
St Marys Ontario taxpayers will bear the brunt of the cost for the Pyramid Recreation Centre.
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