Grants and Contributions

Develop digital adoption plan

Develop digital adoption plan

This planning project will conduct a detailed design in preparation for a capital project application for the Hespeler Pedestrian Bridge. The Hespeler Pedestrian Bridge will cross the Speed River and will link the existing Mill Run trail on the north side of the river and a new proposed trail on the south side of the river.

The Hillsborough segment of the Shoreline Trail will be an integral component of the regional signature pedestrian and cycling linear trail. In total, the Shoreline trail will extend approximately 170 kilometers in southeast New Brunswick, from Alma, NB to Cap Pelé, NB. This pedestrian/cycling trail will run through the heart of the Village of Hillsborough and take users along a combination of gravel and paved roadways, alongside and around wetland areas and along a protective dike bordering the Petitcodiac River in southeast New Brunswick.

The Hillsborough segment and Weldon portions of the signature trail will total approximately 12 kilometers and include six individual segments; (1) being 1.9 kilometers in length, along a gravel and paved roadway; (2) 1.3 kilometers of trails around a wetland area; (3) a 700-meter segment along a paved roadway to the village center; (4) a 1.5-kilometer segment around another wetland area; (5) a 3.1-kilometer segment along a raised protective dike bordering the beautiful Petitcodiac River and; (6) a final 3.6 kilometer segment along a dike, extending inland from the Petitcodiac River to Weldon Creek along an old abandoned rail line.

The project will be completed over three years. Year 1 (2022) will include adjacent landowner consultations, architectural design of the trail, and some preliminary preparatory work. Year 2 (2023) will include the some additional work on work on segments 2 and 4, and partial construction of segments 5 and 6. Year 3 (2024) will involve the remaining work on segments 5 and 6. The work will include purchasing and installing appropriate signage, grading and surfacing with tailings on portions of segments 2, 4, 5 and 6 to make walking safe and enjoyable. The work will be completed using a combination of in-kind work with community-owned equipment, work by seasonal employees and contracted work on sections 5 and 6.

The public boardwalk is part of a process that will create a green link between various key facilities in the area (school centre, church, presbytery, seniors club, youth centre, recreation centre, municipal building, main street) and many residential buildings. The boardwalk will connect to existing walking trails. The boardwalk will also run through a planned park. This project reflects the municipal council’s desire to revitalize the village centre and support the new impetus generated by a new generation of entrepreneurs and organizations that are taking many initiatives to increase the attractiveness of our village for both residents and tourists.

This grant supports the planning and implementation of a ceremonial harvest of bison in Banff National Park with the Banff Indigenous Advisory Circle, of which Goodstoney First Nation is a member and participant of the project.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Deliver the 2024 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Forum in Vancouver, BC

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Development Support