Wawa Municipal Council's approved a watered down request to fund dredging of the marina channel.
While the Marina Committee asked Council in their June 3rd Committee of the Whole meeting for $25,000 for the work - warning the entrance has narrowed, with sand filling it to the point that depths are down to 18 inches in some spots, causing substantial problems or concerns for the ability to move boats into or out of the marina - Council had put that decision off to await a staff report.
The request came back up in last night's Committee of the Whole meeting, with Community Services and Tourism Director Alex Patterson telling Council that Alamos Gold had formally committed to donate $10,000 for the project while Wesdome had expressed interest in providing unspecified support and Villeneuve Construction agreed to donate the use of a loader and staff to help, easing the initial project burden.
In the end - with no further discussion on the issue - Council passed a resolution agreeing to provide $15,000 from the Conditional Reserve for the Marina - funds received as part of the marina divestiture process - with a caveat that the funding will be reduced equal to any funds raised - including grants or donations - outside of Alamos' $10,000 donation, which had already been factored in.