By Mark Squibb
Mount Pearl City council last week approved a tender for bus services for the 2024 summer recreation season.
Three companies submitted bids by the June 12 deadline, and following review of the bids the recreation committee, chaired by councillors Jim Locke and Isabelle Fry, recommended council award the tender to the lowest bidder, Executive Taxi Service Limited, at a total cost of $44,514, HST included.
“Summer is upon us,” summarised Mayor Dave Aker.
The motion passed unanimously without further discussion.
In other recreation news, council released the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl’s (AAMP) 2024 operating grant in the amount of $10,000.
Registration for swimming lessons and general fitness programs has also begun. Open registration for general fitness programs were scheduled for Thursday, June 27, at 5 p.m.
And for the information of the public, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 36’s Wreath Laying Ceremony at the War Memorial at St. David’s Park will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, as opposed to July 1, to accommodate Branch 36’s participation in the Memorial Day Ceremony and interment of the unknown solider at the National War Memorial in downtown St. John’s on that day.
