The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay has installed 220 feet of LED strip lighting on the town’s wharf, part of a broader effort to revitalize the waterfront and attract more visitors to the area.
“This was just another phase of that vision plan to revitalize our waterfront and make it more of a welcoming point of entry to our town for boaters,” said Sarah Bertrand, the municipality’s director general.
She said the new lighting creates a visually striking effect, particularly around 10 p.m., and improves safety for local visitors. New street banners and a welcome sign at the wharf were also installed at the same time as the lights.
Bertrand explained that the project is part of what she calls a vision plan, developed from a 2015 public consultation.
“One of the comments [that] stood out at the public consultation was, we have lots of points of entries into our town, by car if you’re coming from the highway, but also another point of entry into our town was by our waterfront by boat. So with that, we wanted to kind of revitalize our waterfront,” she said.
The municipality used a grant it received from the province’s Region’s and Rurality Fund (FRR), distributed by MRC Pontiac.
The town’s efforts to improve the area were not limited to the waterfront project. Recent upgrades from the vision plan include the installation of a splash pad and improvements to local parks. The mural park, featuring artwork that celebrates the town’s heritage, has also become a popular attraction.
Bertrand said she is pleased with the project’s completion, emphasizing the collaborative effort involved. She noted that the town has a strong team and a supportive council, which has been instrumental in bringing these projects to fruition.
In addition to the lighting, Campbell’s Bay is also working on other projects to enhance the town’s infrastructure. These include the replacement of the ball field fence and the continuation of the Oasis project, which aims to further improve the downtown core.
Bertrand noted that the town’s vision plan is continuously evolving, with new initiatives being planned based on community feedback.
