Community Well-Being

The 2023 Community Well-Being Project is now open! Deadline to Apply is April 21st, 2023.

Please review the guidelines.

If you are eligible, please fill out the application form.

The Community Well-Being Program was developed in 2018 through programs offered by the Nu clear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) when Huron-Kinloss was in the site-selection process and learning more about Canada's Long Term Plan for Used Nuclear Fuel.

The Township of Huron-Kinloss invested $300,000 into the community through grants related to:

arts, culture and heritage
sports and recreation
social and health
environmental and other

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2020 Community Well-Being Program. We are happy to share a few of the successful project photos.

Photo Gallery: 2020 Community Well-Being will appear here on the public site.

The 2020 Successful Recipients of the Community Well-Being Program include:

Community Well-being Recipients
Organization	Funding	Project
Bruce Botanical Food Gardens	$1,800	Building raised planter boxes to maximize growing season
HAWK Theatre	$4,400	A new sound system
South Kinloss Presbyterian Church	$10,000	Painting the Roof
Ripley Christmas Hamper	$3,500	Christmas gifts, clothes, food for area families in need of assistance at Christmas time
Kinloss Community Centre	$6,000	A new energy efficient furnace and duct work
Pine River Watershed Initiative Network	$2,500	Tree purchasing and planting
Huron-Bruce Minor Hockey – Parent's Auxiliary	$10,000	New jerseys for the Huron-Bruce Minor Hockey Association
Pine River United Church	$3,700	Automatic Door for the building
Ripley Agricultural Society	$6,685	Door replacement, repairs and maintenance to the Ag Society Building
Purple Grove Community Centre	$6,500	Upgrade front door to make it accessible
Ripley-Huron Community School – Student Council Committee	$5,987	Outdoor pergola for the playground
Point Clark Boat Club	$10,000	Repairs to the Point Clark Harbour break wall
Lucknow Agricultural Society	$2,000	Pole Barn Project
Huron Bruce Minor Hockey Association	$6,000	Power Skating, drills and ice rental
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 440 Ladies Auxiliary	$1,668	Construction of a new pantry
Lucknow Horticultural Society	$3,175	Self-watering containers for planters
Ripley Curling Club	$10,000	Construct an addition to the building to store rain-watering collection tanks
Kincardine and District Community Living	$2,500	Summer Supported Volunteer Program
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kincardine	$1,000	Purchase outdoor games and equipment for the "Littles"
Mayfair Ukulele Group	$2,585	New music stands, music sheets and uniforms