The city has agreed to step in to help a local museum gain a forest.
At Monday night's meeting, council gave their approval to collaborate on a $25,000 grant application with the Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum.
This will be the second attempt the museum will make at attaining the CN EcoConnexions Grant, provided by CN Railway in partnership with Tree Canada and Communities in Bloom.
"We applied last year and we were rejected," explained museum executive director Ranjit Gill. "When I looked at the list of communities who grants were accepted, it was all municipalities that applied and were accepted."
So with the city now applying for the grant, on behalf of the museum, Gill is optimistic it will be more successful.
If approved, the money would go towards planting trees and putting in more pathways and park benches next year.
"This past year, we cleared out a lot of the scrap metal and debris in the back of the eight-acre park," said Gill. "So it's empty space and we wanted to plant a garden and have it be more of a community area."
The museum is also working on another project to improve accessibility at their site. Gill said plans are currently being drafted to cover the railcars and build ramps to make them accessible to those dependent on mobility aides.
