Lake Trail Neighbourhood Connections was formed through a grass-roots initiative, arising out of the parent advisory committee at Lake Trail School who successfully applied for a grant to explore opportunities for shared use of the school from the School Community Connections program administered by the BC School Trustees Association and Union of BC Municipalities in 2009.
This visioning and capacity building project was used to a) engage residents to identify needs, issues and opportunities to improve the neighbourhood, b) facilitate connections between Lake Trail School, agencies, and residents, and c) assist residents to form a local neighbourhood group.
Phase I of the project, completed in June 2010 succeeded in achieving all goals.
Phase II is now also complete, with a Community Garden, Public Safety Initiative, Neighbourhood Forum Series, Community Programs Calendar, and Youth Services Projects leading our agenda.
A Vancouver Foundation grant in partnership with the Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club will expand and extend the project, and will focus on Youth and Family Services, Community Programs, and Community Safety.
The City of Courtenay awarded us funding to support the Public Safety Initiative, getting underway the Summer of 2011 (now!).
Our steering committee meets on the first Friday of every month from 11:00am-1:00pm at Lake Trail School.
