This week, Strathroy-Caradoc Council approved a $14,500 grant for the Community Garden from the 2025 Progress Through Partnership Program. This funding will complement the generous contributions from Falconers, Holy Cross Secondary School, Construction Guild, TelhaEtop, and Acorn Tree Service to the project.
This garden will feature multiple garden boxes, a shade structure, parking, a pathway connecting Spence Drive to Park Street, an exploration trail, and fruit trees. The $14,500 in PTP funding will be used specifically for a tool storage shed, signage, fencing around the garden, and a water tank. In addition, the garden has been officially named the “Arda Falconer Memorial Community Garden” for the next 20 years, in recognition of the Falconer family’s substantial contributions to the project.
Confirmed Contributions:
Falconers – Parking lot and garden section construction, including materials; construction of
walking path to gardens
Total value: $38,500.00 + HST
Holy Cross Secondary School (HCC) – Constructing garden boxes
HCC, Construction Guild & TelhaETop – Constructing a timber-frame shade structure
Acorn Tree Service – Exploration pathway clearing and construction
Total value: $5,000.00