Tourism, Culture and Recreation
July 22, 2010
Provincial Government Invests $31,350 in Bellevue Area
Recreation Programs
Municipalities and recreation organizations in the Bellevue area have
received $31,350 through the Community Recreation Development Grant (CRDG)
Program, which is designed to help offset the cost of delivering
recreation and active-living programs to residents in small communities
throughout the province.
"The 2010 CRDG program is providing over $576,000 to more than 180
smaller communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador to enable
people of all ages to participate in recreational and physical
activity," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation. "The Provincial Government is committed to
supporting municipalities and recreation organizations, particularly
those in rural areas, which encourage residents to live more active,
healthy lifestyles."
Investments in the Bellevue area are as follows:
Town of English Harbour East - $4,840;
Town of Come by Chance - $4,345;
Chapel Arm Sports and Recreation - $4,125;
Terrenceville Recreation Committee - $3,905;
Town of Southern Harbour - $3,575;
Town of Sunnyside - $3,080;
Town of Harbour Mille - $2,585;
Town of Grand Le Pierre - $2,365;
North Harbour Amateur Sports Committee Inc. - $1,760; and,
Town of Norman's Cove-Long Cove - $770.
"I am very pleased with our government's continued commitment to the
promotion of active living throughout the province," said Bellevue MHA
Calvin Peach. "With the assistance of these grants, the various
committees will be able to carry out meaningful activities for residents
in their communities."
Community Recreation Development Grants are available to communities
with a population of 6,000 or less. Applications are considered based on
their alignment with the priorities outlined in the province's
recreation and sport strategy,
Active, Healthy Newfoundland and
Labrador
(2007). These priorities include providing increased access
to programming for all residents; making the best use of community
facilities; building community capacity to deliver recreational
programming, and promoting the inclusion of traditionally
under-represented groups, especially women and girls, seniors,
Aboriginal people, and those with disabilities.
For more information on the Community Recreation Development Grant
Program, and criteria for application, visit:
www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/community_recreation_development_grants.html.
Budget 2010:
The Right Investments — For Our Children and Our
Future
provides over $1.2 million in new funding to improve existing
programming and introduce new initiatives which support the goals of
Active Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador. Since the launch of the
strategy, more than $70 million in Provincial Government funding has
been committed to recreational and sport infrastructure, programming,
and athlete development.
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