- Target:
- Town of Collingwood, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Pretty River Academy
- Region:
- Canada
Federal and provincial governments have granted $523,000 to Pretty River Academy, a PRIVATE school in Collingwood, to build a soccer field for its 156 students. Applications by the Town of Collingwood for other more needed public recreational facilities under the same program were turned down. Taxpayers' money should not be used for this purpose.
The MP for Simcoe-Grey claims credit for the grants and argues it is a good use of public resources. The situation is farcical and needs to be corrected.
We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to withdraw the grants made to Pretty River Academy under the Recreational Infrastructure Program and redistribute them to facilities that will be in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.
We call on the Town of Collingwood to renounce its support for the grants (which it did by means of a letter from a town employee) and join us in insisting that the needs of the PUBLIC must not be prejudiced in favour of the students of a PRIVATE school where parents have the means to support whatever recreational needs their children might have.
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The Pretty River Academy Grants for Collingwood petition to Town of Collingwood, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Pretty River Academy was written by Lorne Kenney and is in the category Government at GoPetition.