The Township of Chapleau is touting the recent completion of the first phase in its Downtown Revitalization Project.
Backed with provincial and federal funding, that first phase recently saw the Township receive detailed designs and engineering required to redevelop Birch Street between Monk and Lansdowne Streets - including streetscaping and underground infrastructure - though Mayor Michael Levesque notes efforts to revitalize the downtown date back several years.
The mayor doesn't have a timeline for completing the next phase of the project, except that he hopes to get it done as quickly as possible once the money's in the Township's hands, adding that things are "up in the air" regarding possible funding given the current climate from the provincial government.