The Carrier Street Park improvement project is finally complete!

Oct 21, 2024

On Sunday, October 20, the Carrier Street Park project was unveiled in Edmundston East in presence of Mayor Éric Marquis and folks from the neighborhood. This project was carried out thanks to the City of Edmundston's 2023 municipal participatory budget.

As a reminder, as part of the participatory budget, citizens are asked to submit investment projects that benefit their community. In the category "Investment on a private site with infrastructure or equipment - permanent or mobile - belonging to the City of Edmundston", two projects were submitted, including the improvement of Carrier Street Park. A public vote subsequently gave life to the project, presented by Kristine Johnson LeBlanc, on behalf of a citizens' committee in the Edmundston East sector.

To be eligible as a participatory budget project, the project must:

• Have a useful life of at least five years
• ​​​Meet the needs of the community
• Be carried out with a maximum budget of $20,000, funded by the City of Edmundston

This community project was born out of the extraordinary work of municipal employees and committed citizens, including the instigator, Kristine Johnson LeBlanc. She presented her idea to neighbors who also wanted to see the park improved. The primary goal of the project was to offer the youth of the neighborhood, and of the municipality, a “reinvigorated” and unifying place so that they could flourish nearby. It was also important to better accommodate people who use the park for tournaments or basketball games.

"The park is highly sought after by newcomers and brings together a great community," explained the instigator of the project Kristine Johnson LeBlanc. "It is an ideal site for families, which can also be used in an intergenerational and multicultural way during all 4 seasons. A new play module was installed, and the swings relocated further from the street. The basketball court also received new baskets, asphalt repair, and new colored lines. We want to focus on discovery by encouraging passers-by/travelers to stop there for a picnic and outdoor games," she concluded.

This project, the involvement and work of citizens really show that Edmundston is Naturally Strong!

Watch for our communications to submit your community project as part of the next participatory budget.

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CONTACT: Annie Dancause, Communications, City of Edmundston, annie.dancause@edmundston.ca, 506.739.2085