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City donating $50 million over 10 years to Assiniboine Park
Assiniboine Park Conservancy board chairman Hartley Richardson and Mayor Sam Katz unveil new signage at the entrance of Assiniboine Park. The City of Winnipeg will donate $50 million over 10 years to the Conservancy’s fundraising campaign, Katz announced. (KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store
The City of Winnipeg will donate $50 million over 10 years to the Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s fundraising campaign.
"The City of Winnipeg is proud to support the bold vision of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy as it transforms Assiniboine Park into one of the world’s best public parks," said Mayor Sam Katz in a statement.
The majority of the city’s contributions to date, just over $16 million, has gone to the construction of the park’s Nature Playground, improvements to the Duck Pond, the development of the Journey to Churchill project and the construction of the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at the park’s zoo. Another $16.7 million will go to repairs, upgrades and park improvements.
With the donation, the conservancy has raised $109 million for its Imagine a Place fundraising campaign, more than halfway to its $200-million goal.
A public phase of the Imagine a Place campaign will take place at the Party for the Park on Sunday, June 3 from noon to 4 p.m.
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