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Ontario Renovates


        February 15, 2023                                                                                              is coming back

                                                                                                                     The  Ontario  Renovates  Program
                                                                                                                     is  a  Ministry  of  Municipal  Affairs
                                                                                                                     and Housing (MMAH) program for
             Newsletter                                                                                              low     and     modest       income
                                                                                                                     households  that  provide  funding
                                                                                                                             major
                                                                                                                     for
                                                                                                                                                     and
                                                                                                                                        repairs
                www.Cornwall.ca                                                                                      rehabilitation    that    may     be
                                                                                                                     required  to  make  a  home  safe
                                                                                                                     and  modifications  to  increase
        Touch a Truck promises to be great                                                                           accessibility.
                                                                                                                     The  City  of  Cornwall  as  Service
                                                                                                                     Manager,  administers  the  Ontario
                                                                                                                     Renovates    funding    to   eligible
        Want  to  get  a  closer  look  at  a  Fire  Truck                                                           property owners within the City of
        or  a  City  of  Cornwall  plow  —  then  here’s                                                             Cornwall  and  the  United  Counties
        your chance!                                                                                                 of SD&G.
        The  City  of  Cornwall’s  popular  Touch  a                                                                 This  program  provides  financial
        Truck  event  —  which  saw  thousands  of                                                                   assistance in the form of a 10-year
        visitors  learn  more  about  attend  last  year                                                             forgivable  loan  to  make  essential
        — will be hosted on August 24.                                                                               home  repairs,  and/or  a  grant  to
        The free event will take place right in front                                                                increase       a       homeowner's
        of  the  Cornwall  Civic  Complex,  from  5:30                                                               accessibility,  up  to  a  maximum  of
                                                                                                                     $12,000  (including  $5,000.00  for
        p.m.  until  8:15  p.m.  A  sensory  friendly                                                                accessibility    and      approved
        portion  of  the  event  will  again  be  hosted                                                             administrative costs).
        from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.                                                                                  The Ontario Renovates application
        “Our  Touch  a  Truck  event  is  an  excellent                                                              and  Guidebook  will  be  released
        way for Cornwall families to learn all about                                                                 shortly.
        the  important  services  that  are  offered  to                                                             The  amount  of  the  maximum
        them  by  our  City,”  said  Communications                                                                  market  value  of  a  home  (as  per
        Officer  Francis  Racine.  “I  invite  everyone  in  learn more about various City departments.              MPAC      statement)     and     the
                                                                                                                     household  income  limits  will  also
        Cornwall  to  attend  this  great  and  free         “An interactive event like this enables us to           soon be released.
        event!”                                              reach  Cornwall  families  and  to  really              For  more  information  on  this
        In  addition  to  being  able  to  get  a  closer    deliver an important message — that we, as              program,  please  visit  the  City  of
        look  at  many  of  the  City  of  Cornwall’s        a  City,  are  there  for  them,”  said  General        Cornwall                    website,
        vehicles,  such  as  plows,  police  cruisers,       Manager  of  Human  Services  and  Long-                www.cornwall.ca/ontariorenovates
        street  sweepers,  ambulances  and  more,            Term  Care  Mellissa  Morgan.  “We  always              or  by  calling  613-933-6282  ext
        residents will also have the opportunity to          look forward to hosting Touch a Truck.”                 3315.
                                                             As  in  previous  years,  the  City’s  biggest
        Learn more about the                                 sprinkler  will  also  make  an  appearance,
                                                             thanks to the Cornwall Fire Service.
              Cornwall landfill                              “It’s  always  a  pleasure  seeing  all  of  the
                                                             smiling faces that attend our Touch a Truck
                                                             events,”  said  Cornwall  Fire  Services  Deputy
                                                             Chief,  Leighton  Woods.  “We  thoroughly
                                                             enjoy  being  able  to  deliver  our  safety
                                                             message all the while having fun.”
                                                             This  year’s  Touch  a  Truck  event  will  once
                                                             more  conclude  with  a  free  family  movie  at
                                                             Lamoureux  Park’s  bandshell,  complete  with
                                                             free  bags  of  popcorn  (limited  supply).  The
                                                             movie  will  start  at  8:15  p.m.  The  title  of  the
                                                             movie  will  be  released  closer  to  the  event
                                                             date.
                                                             A  vendor  will  also  be  on  site  to  sell  food
                                                             and drinks leading up to the movie.
                                               Learn more    For  more  information,  please  contact  the
                                                             City’s   Communications        Officer,   Francis
         Visit: www.Cornwall.ca/landfill                     Racine at fracine@cornwall.ca.
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