NEWS RELEASE
TOWN OF MINTO
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On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Town of Minto and the local downtown revitalization committees, Harriston Rising, All Aboard Palmerston, and Clifford Connects, welcomed residents, volunteers, and business owners to celebrate the accomplishments of our downtown over the past several years.
The evening began with a presentation recapping the various events and projects made possible by the OMAFRA and Ontario’s Rural Economic Development (RED) funding received in 2020 to revitalize the local downtowns.
Projects completed included beautification projects like pole wraps on Palmerston and Harriston downtown poles, wayfinding signage and community boards in each community, lights in Tannery Park, the Lions Heritage Park and Railway Museum, and downtown Clifford and Palmerston, nine different murals, updated downtown banners, and more.
Staff from the Town of Minto Economic Development department thanked the province of Ontario and OMAFRA, as well as community groups and local businesses who donated to the RED projects for their contributions, as well as all the volunteers who made the execution possible.
Afterwards, Your Town Rising founders Leslie Fournier and Gregg McLachlan took the stage to re-inspire the community with new ideas for the coming years.
Those interested in being a part of future downtown revitalization efforts are welcome to join the events and/or beautification committee in their community or sign-up for the Sparkle Squad to receive emails about one-off volunteer opportunities. Contact [email protected] for more information or to sign-up.
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