A unique contest is included in the Downtown Improvement Area’s 2017 budget.

The fiscal plan comes in at 167-thousand dollars and a staff report says $10,000 has been added to the budget to be used towards the implementation of a “Win this Space” competition.

Events in other communities, like Peterborough, have seen downtown associations run a contest where a year’s lease is won by an entrepreneur.
Meantime, Council voted to renew the current lease agreement with the North Bay Canoe Club through 2025.

A staff report points out the Canoe Club has provided a great recreational service to the community and has produced paddlers right up to the Olympic level.