{"id":149476,"date":"2024-01-30T06:55:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=149476"},"modified":"2024-01-30T06:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:56:54","slug":"private-sector-donates-bus-shelter-for-huntsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/private-sector-donates-bus-shelter-for-huntsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Private sector donates bus shelter for Huntsville"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bradley Okelly representing Bestlife Homes and Lionston Holdings was before Huntsville Council at its January 29 meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okelly said he noticed the new Ontario Northland bus stop on Huntsville&#8217;s main street and &#8220;contemplating the forthcoming challenges of winter I recognized the importance of providing adequate shelter to the people who are travelling&#8230;&#8221; He told council he approached the leadership team for Lionston Holdings and Bestlife Homes and proposed a donation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okelly said the team accepted the proposal because &#8220;as they are deeply committed to the community welfare, they seized the opportunity&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company will pour the concrete pad and build the shelter, said Okelly. Prompted by a question from Councillor Dione Schumacher, Okelly confirmed that it would be accessible. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2024\/01\/northland-bus-stop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149483\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.703804347826087;width:671px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2024\/01\/northland-bus-stop-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2024\/01\/northland-bus-stop-511x300.jpg 511w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2024\/01\/northland-bus-stop-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2024\/01\/northland-bus-stop.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Huntsville bust stop. (ontarionorthland.ca).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock referred to the donation as &#8220;remarkable,&#8221; and thanked the donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Jason FitzGerald thanked Okelly for &#8220;taking the time to notice and taking the time to care in our community. Hopefully we can challenge a bunch of other businesses to do the same thing,&#8221; he said while the Mayor nodded. &#8220;A lot of budget restraints, and issues we&#8217;re having, so thanks again for your efforts,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okelly said the bus shelter would be their first donation and said the business entities would be willing to help out the community, in other parts of Muskoka as well, if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Council accepted the donation. Municipal staff will be working with the donors and said they would be returning to council with a report.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradley Okelly representing Bestlife Homes and Lionston Holdings was before Huntsville Council at its January 29 meeting. 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