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Blind River Council approves decommissioning of Talbot Park

Ball field to be turned into green space; Algoma Paddlers group interested in establishing home base on property
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Blind River council approved a series of recommendations from its Recreation Cultural Services Committee at its regular meeting Monday evening.

Talbot Park is being decommissioned and the fencing surrounding the park will be given to the Algoma Paddlers “in kind” for the Algoma Paddlers to install at their new location beside the Waste Disposal Plant.

Councillor Jim Dunbar commented on the decommissioning.

“Council is aware of the long history Talbot Park ball field has in this town. The ball field in its heyday was where all the kids my age and older played baseball, the same type of ball fields the major leagues play on today,” he said. “We were all uniformed, we had a clay infield that was brought in by hand, by many of the forefathers of this town. We had two dugouts with blocks and concrete with roofs over them. I trust we will keep the name Talbot Park on this green space.”

Mayor Sally Hagman said it was the committee’s intention to retain the name and designate a sign to post the park’s history along with pictures.

She said council would welcome any historical pictures of the park’s past to be posted on the sign.

Coun. HP Roy indicated that he would like the Paddlers group to meet with council to discuss its plans for the site.

Council was told that any plans by the group would have to be dealt with by the building department.

The committee requests also included several spending items required for the upcoming Canada Day on July 1 and Community Day celebrations which will be held from July 11 to July 14.

Council approved spending $5,000 for the fireworks display on Canada Day.

It also approved spending $5,000 on a climbing wall and bouncy castle during the Community Day celebrations and $1,300 for a Science North interactive science and math display. It also approved spending between $5,500 to $7,000 for a portable stage and tent at the beer gardens during Community Day.



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