The Ministry of Transportation has presented the City of North Vancouver with a $1-million grant to assist with the ongoing construction
of the Spirit Trail. The bikeway and pedestrian route, conceived as a means of joining existing bikeways, linking routes from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove, will span 35 kilometres once completed. The grant, presented today to Mayor Darrell Mussatto by Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, will be used in the creation of the Harbourside West Overpass, better connecting the Marine Drive and the Harbourside Business Park. The overpass is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
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The City previously received a $980,000 grant through the provincial government’s LocalMotion program. Through this cost-sharing program, the City is able to complete un-built portions of the Spirit Trail that wind through the City’s waterfront areas, Moodyville Park and Lynnmouth Park to the City’s eastern boundary with the District of North Vancouver.
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Don Quixote Note: Perhaps when the overdue quarterly Grants Report is tabled in open Council we can see if Vernon has applied for some of these Grant Monies that the provincial Govt. is giving out in anticipation of next years Spring Election .
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