Town of Golden News: April 2021 Town of Golden receives provincial funding for Downtown Plaza Revitalization project
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Town of Golden News: April 2021
Town of Golden receives provincial funding for Downtown Plaza
Revitalization project
In early April, the Town received $468,750 in provincial
funding for the Downtown Plaza Revitalization project, as
part of the Tourism Dependent Communities Initiative
program.
The central downtown plaza (in front of the post office)
was constructed in 1987 as part of a downtown
revitalization initiative. The plaza represents an
important, but underused, public space within Golden’s
downtown core. This project will transform the plaza into a vibrant public space, improve functionality,
encourage community interaction and enhance pedestrian amenities.
The Town of Golden is one of eight communities in the Kootenay Rockies region to receive funding
through the Tourism Dependent Communities Initiative; one of three infrastructure investment programs
for tourism as part of StrongerBC: BC's Economic Recovery Plan. The approved projects must be
completed by March 2023. Read the full news release here: golden.ca/downtownplazafunded.
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Virtual Meetings Golden Seniors Centre improvements
The Provincial Health Officer has ordered that the Council agreed in principle with the conceptual
public is prohibited from attending meetings of exterior improvements proposed by the Golden
Council in person at this time. Senior Centre and directed staff to work with the
Seniors Society and the College of the Rockies to
We are therefore making meetings accessible via move the project forward.
Zoom for public observation. For information on
how to join a virtual Council meeting, including how Golden Skatepark Expansion Project
to participate by Zoom during Question Period, visit
golden.ca/virtualmeetings. Staff presented the results of the skatepark public
engagement report to Council along with next
Links to each Council meeting are available as part steps for the project. Council voted in favour of
of the Meeting Agenda at golden.civicweb.net moving forward with the project and directed staff
to return to Council with a report proposing phased
Economic Opportunity Fund approach funding and its sources for the
systematic development of the Golden Freeride &
On April 6, Mayor Ron Oszust brought forward a Skate Park Expansion Plan, including potential
Notice of Motion that an indefinite moratorium be utilization of the Whitetooth Legacy Fund.
placed on all Economic Opportunity Fund
applications submitted by third parties. Prior to any Development Services
application being submitted to the CSRD board for
formal approval from the EOF account it must first Public Hearing: Bears Paw Phase 5 Duplex:
have confirmation of compliance with Policy F29 by following a Public Hearing in March, Council gave
CSRD staff and the written approval of both the third reading and adoption to the Zoning
Golden Town Council and Electoral Director. Amendment Bylaw No. 1450, on April 6.
Golden Swimming Pool Update Skybridge (formerly Rocky Mountain Adventure
Park): Skybridge has made a request for a water
Staff presenting a pool reopening update to service tie-in to the municipal water system from
Council on April 20. The opening of the pool is Area A. Council confirmed willingness to authorize
planned for Saturday, May 22. Pre-registration for an extraterritorial water and sewer service
pool programs will be required. Stay tuned for provision to Skybridge development at the
updates at golden.ca/recprograms or on Facebook developer’s cost and pending terms and conditions
and Instagram as the Town prepares to open the in an agreement including amenities, payments of
pool for the season. equivalent taxes to those of a municipal property,
and renewal signing contributions. Staff will report
back to Council on progress a time deemed
appropriate.
Project Updates and News
Kicking Horse River Dike Public washrooms Bear bins
Improvement Project
The Spirit Square washrooms Spring has sprung and the bears
The third and final phase of the will re-open to the public in May are awake! Here are some
Kicking Horse River Dike and will be subject to nightly important reminders about using
Improvement Project kicked off closures starting at 8 p.m. daily. your bear-resistant bin to keep
this month. As part of this phase, These measures have been our community safer for both
crews will finish backfilling the taken as a result of persistent humans and wildlife:
alley, replace riprap along the issues with misuse of the public
river and start work on the facilities such as overnighting Lock it up! To use the bin,
landscape and beautification and uncleanliness. We apologize unclip the locking latch and
elements of the project. The for any inconvenience the place your garbage in the
project is set to be completed by closures may have caused and container. Don’t forget to lock it
July 2021.Here’s what you need appreciate your patience. back up! Bins must be locked 24
to know: hours a day (except for the
The Mount 7 Rec Plex (outdoor), morning of pick-up days).
Work will take place six Keith King Memorial Park and
days a week, Monday- Kinsmen Park washrooms are Put out your bin! On the
Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 now open for the season and the morning of your garbage pick-up
pm. Keith King Concession day, put your bin out between 6
The parking lots on the washrooms will be open by the and 8 a.m. and make sure it’s
north and south side of end of next week. The toilets at unlocked for collection.
the alley will be used as Confluence Park and Reflection
Lake are open year-round and a Put it away! Once your garbage
staging areas and will
new pit toilet will be coming to has been collected, lock your bin
also be closed during
the Golden Disc Golf Course up and put it away. If you can,
construction.
area sometime this year. we ask that bins are secured
In addition to protecting Golden and placed in a shed, garage or
from the risks of river flooding, The public washrooms at the other enclosure.
the project will transform the Golden Municipal Campground
are set to open May 1 and For more information about
riverfront space between
Tourism Golden is targeting a curbside collection, including
Golden’s downtown and the
May long weekend opening of rules for using your bins,
Kicking Horse River, making it a
the Visitor Centre. collection schedules and maps,
place where residents will come
visit golden.ca/curbsidecollection
to work, play and connect.
Home owner grant
This project is funded through Sewer Flushing
changes
the Federal Gas Tax Fund as
Starting May 10 until mid-June,
administered by the Union of BC The home owner grant process
Town crews will be flushing the
Municipalities, and represents has changed for 2021. All home
sewer system in Golden as part
the largest infrastructure grant owner grant applications must
of the annual maintenance
the Town of Golden has ever now be submitted directly to the
program. This process involves
received at $5.87 million. Over BC provincial government
the use of a high-pressure jet to
65 per cent of this amount has through a secure online
clean the pipes.
been allocated for this specific application.
area with the rest being used to In most cases, the flushing has
heighten dikes elsewhere in the Residents will no longer be able
no effect on the pipes in your
community. The beautification to apply for the home owner
home, but as a precaution we
component, valued at grant through the Town of
remind residents to do two
approximately $1 million is being Golden.
things over the next month:
funded through the Resort
Municipality Initiative. Home owners need to apply for
1. Keep your toilet lids
the home owner grant every
closed after use to guard
For more information on the year and can do so now at
against any potential
project, visit gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant
back splashing.
golden.ca/dikeproject 2. Make sure you flush your
toilet after each use.
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