Six more Ontario communities will be looking clean and green this year as they Rethink, Rebuild and Renew their community spaces with the help of Ontario Tire Stewardship’s (OTS) Community Renewal Fund (CRF).

This is in addition to the ten projects in nine communities that OTS already announced would be receiving a green facelift as part of the 2015 program. The CRF provides eligible Ontario-based communities and non-profit organizations up to $50,000 towards the purchase and installation of Ontario-manufactured recycled rubber products. Since the fund relaunched in 2015, more than $325,000 has been given to support sustainable projects across the province.

OTS is pleased to announce the second wave of projects to receive funding through the CRF:

• City of Toronto – École élémentaire La Mosaïque – playground surface beneath climbing wall
• Town of Essex (Harrow) – Harrow Fairgrounds Park – playground surfacing
• Aroland, ON – Johnny Therriault Public School – primary and junior playground resurfacing
• Township of Champlain – Sacha’s Park – playground surfacing
• The Nation Municipality (Limoges) – Accessible Toddler Park – playground
• Township of Southgate – Dundalk Community Centre & Arena – arena flooring

So what exactly could this transformation look like?

Just check this out… some new playground surfacing for the Pathways Centre for Children in Sarnia

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This recycled rubber turf infill in the City of Vaughan….

This running track at Dryden High School

OR This Playground Project at the Kawartha Village Co-operative Home

Applications for the 2016 grant program are now open.

For more info on the fund itself and to learn how to apply, check out: http://rethinktires.ca/how-we-make-a-difference/community-grants/