The Town of Port au Port East will receive $15,000 from the Community Capital Grant Program to support upgrades to its local multi-purpose playing field.

"The town's multi-purpose field, which serves as a softball, track and field and soccer venue, is in need of repairs to its grass surface," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "With a fresh, more level playing field, residents of all ages will have a safer environment in which to participate in recreation and sport activities."

Port au Port East is among more than 30 communities throughout the province which will receive funding to purchase equipment and upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure with the most recent allocation of $450,900 through the Community Capital Grant Program.

"I am very pleased with the investment our government is providing to the Town of Port au Port East for upgrades to the sports field," said Port au Port MHA Tony Cornect. "This grant will certainly help to enhance the town's recreational infrastructure and contribute to the well-being of our residents."

The Community Capital Grant Program is an application-based program that provides funding of up to $15,000 to assist municipalities and recreation commissions to improve their recreation and sports infrastructure.

Budget 2010: The Right Investments — For Our Children and Our Future provides an additional $300,000 to the Community Capital Grant Program, bringing the total annual investment in this program to $1.3 million. Since the introduction of the Provincial Government's recreation and sport strategy, Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007), more than $62.4 million in new funding has been committed for recreation and sport infrastructure and equipment.

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