Guelph urban park group hopes petition gets positive response from feds
Global News
More than 3,000 people signed the petition asking the federal government to get Parks Canada to construct the urban park at the site of the former Guelph Correctional Centre.
A petition that is calling for the construction of a national urban park in Guelph, Ont., has made its way to Ottawa.
Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield introduced the petition in the House of Commons on Jan. 31. The petition calls on the federal government to direct Parks Canada to create an urban park at the former Guelph Correctional Centre.
Urban Park Guelph initiated the online petition. By Jan. 18, the petition garnered 3,191 signatures.
“That would fill the River Run Centre four times over,” said Urban Park Guelph spokesperson P Brian Skerrett. “It was a lot more than anticipated.”
Skerrett pointed out that a similar petition for an urban park in Windsor had just over 700 signatures.
The federal government has 45 days to respond to the petition and Skerrett hopes the group receives a positive response.
In the meantime, work continues behind the scenes at Urban Park Guelph. In addition to the petition, there have been a number of organizations giving their endorsement for the project.
“We’re generating more public support, we’re getting more stories,” Skerrett said.
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