Bonnyville\u2019s aging tennis courts could be getting a new lease on life if the Town secures provincial grant funding.<\/p>\n
At its June 9 meeting, council approved an application to the Alberta Blue Cross Built Together Grant Program and authorized a letter of support for the reconstruction of the tennis courts located at 4808 49 Street.<\/p>\n
According to administration, the existing courts have reached the end of their useful life and require full reconstruction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe courts are reaching the end of their useful life and will require full reconstruction,\u201d administration told council.<\/p>\n
The project is estimated to cost approximately $200,000, based on pricing from the Town\u2019s previous pickleball court project.<\/p>\n
Council heard the Town has already earmarked approximately $120,000 toward the project through previous budget allocations. If the grant application is successful, the remaining balance would be funded through future budget years.<\/p>\n
The application is being submitted through Alberta Blue Cross\u2019s Built Together Grant Program, which supports recreation and wellness infrastructure projects in communities across the province.<\/p>\n
During the discussion, councillors explored whether the rebuilt facility could potentially serve more than one purpose.<\/p>\n
Councillor Phil Kushnir asked whether the courts could be designed to accommodate pickleball in addition to tennis, given the sport\u2019s growing popularity locally.<\/p>\n
Administration indicated that the possibility could be explored as planning moves forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have the answer right now, but I would think it\u2019s within the realm of possibility,\u201d administration said. \u201cThey\u2019re pretty similar uses, I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n
The existing courts are located on land owned by Northern Lights School Division and are used by local residents, schools, youth programming and recreational users throughout the community.<\/p>\n
In its letter of support, the Town noted the courts have long served as an important outdoor recreation space while promoting active lifestyles and community wellness.<\/p>\n
Council ultimately approved the grant application and accompanying letter of support unanimously.<\/p>\n
If funding is secured, the project could move ahead sooner than originally anticipated, helping ensure tennis and potentially other court sports remain available to residents for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bonnyville\u2019s aging tennis courts could be getting a new lease on life if the Town secures provincial grant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-739658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}