A long-planned children’s safety village in Sarnia-Lambton is no more.
In an email to BlackburnNews.com, Safety Village Committee Chair Mary Ann Buntrock confirmed that due to several concerns, the group feels it will be impossible to continue with the project.
Buntrock said it only makes sense to step away now.
"With the issues of the virus there are several areas of concern for us - such as social distancing, will there be school day trips, busing issues, what will our education system look like. Then what about fundraising - we feel that in the new world priorities will change. The unknown is just too much for us to guess at and go further as these issues will make it impossible for us to survive."
Lambton Children Safety Village Committee Chair Mary Ann Buntrock.
Buntrock said that donations that were promised or in kind will be forgiven, and the group is now seeking legal assistance to deal with the Canada Revenue Agency regulations.
The project, estimated to cost $750,000, was to focus on farm, bike, fire, drug and internet safety training for children.