Sarnia council unanimously approved $25,000 in funding to advance work to enhance a naturalized area within Mike Weir Park.
Staff have been working with local landscape architect Mike Smalls to invest in the space.
Funding to advance the project will be taken from the Capital Infrastructure Reserve.
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Volunteers with the Sarnia Bird Team asked for updates from council and staff as they continue work to certify the city as a bird friendly city.
The group wants to include the latest updates in its submission for Nature Canada.
Spokesperson John Cooke said they're concerned about bird population declines, due to habitat loss, window collisions, pesticide and insecticide use.
He asked if the city is complying with regulations to protect species at risk and migratory birds.
Staff were directed to collaborate with the team to recommend bird friendly bylaw enhancements.
Members of Bluewater Trails and the Environmental Advisory Committee will be included in the discussions.
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A recent survey, which focused on where refreshment vehicles, like food trucks, can operate, received 179 responses.
It found 67 per cent of respondents believed the vehicles should be allowed to operate near existing restaurants, and only two of the six restaurants that responded to the survey viewed them as a source of competition.
An overwhelming 91 per cent of respondents believed food trucks should be allowed to operate in close proximity to each other.
Council also directed staff to review opportunities to creatively co-locate the vehicle in public spaces.
Councillor Terry Burrell and Dave Boushy voted against the motion.
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Staff have been asked to report back on costs and potential timelines to install a new basketball court at Kenwick Park in Bright's Grove.
Council supported the request from councillor Brian White.
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A tender of just over $670,000 was accepted to build part of a new multi-use path along London Line.
The path will be built between Blackwell Sideroad and Old London Road.
City staff are still negotiating plans with the Ministry of Transportation [MTO] to facilitate a crossing for the London Line/Highway 40 overpass.
Council also awarded two road resurfacing contracts.
A $1.35 million tender for asphalt resurfacing throughout the city and just over $1 million to resurface Telfer Road from Michigan Line to Blackwell Road and Jackson Road to the curve just north of Highway 402 were approved.