Township hands out community assistance grants

Clearview Township has allocated $31,100 in Community Assistance Grants and Sponsorships during the first Intake Period of 2026.

The grants are allocated annually to volunteer- driven, not-for-profit organizations providing service to Clearview residents.

The Clerk’s office received a total of 23 applications totalling $40,200 in requests.

The Community Assistance Grant & Sponsorship program’s total fund was at $92,200, including carry- over from previous years, leaving $61,100 available for the fall intake.

The request from RAYS sparked a discussion about Mayor Doug Measures’ desire to see an education scholarship provided by Clearview Township. As a result, council subsequently passed a motion directing staff to research the creation of a scholarship orpartnership for a post secondary student in the amount of $1,000. Measures suggested that it could possibly be made available for the upcoming school year.

2026 community assistance grants, first intake:

• 1944 RCACC Creemore, $1,000

Funding will be used to purchase additional snowshoes to support winter snowshoe hikes. With an uptake in interest, more snowshoes are needed.

• Brad’s Place Addiction Treatment of Southern Georgian Bay, $1,000

Funds will support the annual Overdose Awareness Run on August 15, 2026, in Stayner. The grant will help cover permits, insurance, safety supplies, signage and materials.

• Breaking Down Barriers, $2,500

Funding for the support of Connecting with Seniors monthly hybrid program. This programming offers virtual and in-person formats with activity kits available to participants.

• Brentwood Horticultural Society, $700

Funding will support planting and maintaining several community gardens within New Lowell and Brentwood. As well as, assist with the cost of guest speakers’ for educational opportunities that the society hosts.

• Creemore Firefighters Association, $5,000

Funds to assist with the Canada Day firework show. The funds will offset the total event cost which is approximately $9000.

• Creemore Horticultural Society, $1,500

Funds to support the volunteers maintaining and enhancing public gardens in Creemore. This includes the purchase of bulbs, plants, shrubs, fertilizer and tools. (The committee had recommended that the Creemore Horticultural Society be allocated $1,000, half of what it requested, but Mayor Doug Measures asked that the amount be raised to $1,500.)

• Creemore Minor Baseball Association, $1,000

Funds will be used to replace essential baseball equipment, such as helmets, catcher’s gear and a pitcher’s screen. This will help maintain safe and functional equipment for players.

• Creemore Village Green, $2,500

Funds will support the signature summer concert series, Sundays in the Park. These concerts are free live music gatherings.

• Cybergnomes Robotics Inc., $1,000

Funds will support the purchase of essential robotics equipment and program delivery. This will enhance hands-on learning opportunities for participants.

• Evergreen Christian Ministries, $500

Support the Stayner Camp: Family Festival 2026, which features concerts, bouncy castles, food vendors, and other interactive events and activities. The festival is free to attend.

• Fifth Street Creative Initiatives, $500

Funds will help to keep fees low so families can take part in events. This will also allow the organization to subsidize participation in special circumstances.

• Habitat for Humanity, $800

Funding will provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for volunteers at the Collingwood ReStore. This will help maintain a safe working environment.

• Home Horizon Georgian Triangle Transitional Program, $2,000

Funding will be used to support Home Horizon’s Youth Thrive Program to reach homeless and vulnerable youth in the Georgian Triangle.

• Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, $1,000

Funding will support a community Tea & History event focused on Women in Farming. The event will provide educational and cultural engagement.

• RAYS – Resources for Area Youth Success, $1,300

This grant will provide a scholarship to a student pursuing a trade or apprenticeship.

• Royal Canadian Legion Stayner Branch #457, $1,000

Requested funding will go towards new tables to better accommodate patrons with mobility issues

• Senior Wish Association – Clearview Chapter, $500

Funding will support programs that benefit seniors in Clearview. Examples include Christmas gifts, granting wishes, and other supportive initiatives.

• South Simcoe 4-H Association, $500

Funds will be used to offset the reimbursement of a part of the registration fee for the yearly membership, if the member participated in February Rally Nights.

• Stayner Heritage Society, $800

Funds will support ongoing costs of maintenance and installation of the Veteran’s Memorial Banners and other documentation, storage and safeguarding of items in museum space.

• Stayner Horticultural Society, $1,500

Funds will help purchase flowers and supplies for Township gardens, hosting Tulip Days festival and parade participation.

• Stayner Kinsmen, $2,500

The requested funding will offset the costs of facilitating the annual Stayner Santa Claus Parade and the Small Business Christmas Dinner.

• Stayner Lawn Bowling, $1,000

Funding will purchase equipment and resources to improve the lawn bowling green. This will enhance the maintenance and upkeep of the green.

• Stayner Minor Lacrosse, $1,000

This grant will help support the addition and programming of two youth lacrosse age groups.