Tourism, Culture and Recreation
June 18, 2010
Placentia Softball
Field Granted $15,000 for Upgrades
The William P. Hogan Softball field in
Placentia, considered by many to be one of the best in Atlantic Canada,
is getting a $15,000 upgrade through the Community Capital Grant
Program.
"The William P. Hogan Softball Field will
get upgrades to its fencing, a scoring booth, and an equipment storage
area," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture
and Recreation. "This field is a tremendous asset to the community, and
we are pleased to be able to provide support for a facility which
promotes well-organized recreation and sport programming to residents of
Placentia and surrounding areas."
Placentia 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.
"The Placentia area has long been a hub
for softball in this province, and this field has certainly enhanced
that reputation," said the Honourable Felix Collins, MHA for
Placentia-St. Mary's. "These improvements will help ensure that it
remains one of the top-notch facilities in Atlantic Canada."
The Community Capital Grant Program is an
application-based program that provides grants of up to $15,000 to help
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 throughout the province.
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Media contacts:
Heather
May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
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Margaret Craniford
Constituency Assistant
to the Hon. Felix Collins, MHA
Placentia-St. Mary's
709-729-6926
margcraniford@gov.nl.ca
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2010 06 18
10:30 a.m.
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