Despite the ongoing pandemic, Community organizations in the Township of Huron-Kinloss managed to complete a long list of Community Well-being projects in 2020. The Community Well Being Program supported 19 projects totaling $100,000. While 2020 posed delays and challenges, people got it done.
The program began in 2018 thanks to $300,000 offered by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to enhance community capacity and well-being. That year, there were 30 applications and in 2019, 22 eligible applications were received. In total, the Township of Huron-Kinloss distributed the $300,000 in funding to various community organizations and groups. The Huron-Kinloss Community Well-Being Program is now closed and will not be offering this program in 202
-Bruce Botanical Food Gardens - $1,800 Building raised planter boxes to maximize growing season. -HAWK Theatre - $4,400 A new sound system to enhance theatrical performances. -South Kinloss Presbyterian Church -$10,000 Paint the South Kinloss Presbyterian Church roof. -Ripley Christmas Hamper - $3,500 Christmas gifts, clothes, food for area families in need of assistance at Christmas time. -Kinloss Community Centre - $6,000 A new energy efficient furnace and duct work. -Pine River Watershed Initiative Network - $2,500 Tree purchasing and planting. -Huron-Bruce Minor Hockey – Parent’s Auxiliary - $10,000 New jerseys for the Huron-Bruce Minor Hockey Association. -Pine River United Church - $3,700 Automatic Door for the building. -Ripley Agricultural Society - $6,685 Door replacement, repairs and maintenance to the Ag Society Building. -Purple Grove Community Centre - $6,500 Upgrade the front door of the Community Centre to make it accessible. -Ripley-Huron Community School – Student Council Committee -$5,987. Outdoor pergola for the school playground. -Point Clark Boat Club - $10,000 Repairs to the Point Clark Habour Break Wall. -Lucknow Agricultural Society - $2,000 Upgrades to the 4-H Pole Barn. -Huron Bruce Minor Hockey Association - $6,000 Power Skating and Skills Development from instructor Garret Meurs and ice rental. -Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 440 Ladies Auxiliary - $1,668 Construction of a new pantry. -Lucknow Horticultural Society - $3,175 Self-watering containers for planters -Ripley Curling Club - $10,000 Construct an addition to the building to store rain-watering collection tanks -Kincardine and District Community Living - $2,500 Summer Supported Volunteer Program. -Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine - $1,000 Equipment for Outdoor Activities such as Jazzminton, basket balls, WOWmazing Bubble wand, Frisbees, colouring books, and puzzles. -Mayfair Ukulele Group - $2,585 New music stands, music sheets and uniforms
