The Village of Clinton is going to develop a Parks and Recreation master plan after a $67,000 grant from the province.

It got the money under the special circumstances provision of the BC Rural Dividend.

CAO Monika Schittek says the plan will give information and direction on recreational facilities, parks, and trails in the area.

“There had been a strong voicing of opinions over the past few years on our trail network,” she said. “It catapults from the needs of the community being identified and putting it into a master plan so that we can work towards fulfilling those needs.”

Schittek notes they’ve been working on this plan for about a year now, as the old one dated back to 2014, and only included one of three local parks.

“We were a little behind in our park plan that we had,” she added. ” So we thought it was best to do an upgrade on the plan, but then start to incorporate the needs of the community.”

The province, in a release, says that Clinton’s application was one that was prioritized, as it’s one of several communities “facing difficulties in the aftermath of wildfire season and other challenges in the forest industry.”

Schittek adds that community members should be able to voice their input on the plan in about two months time.