Tourism, Culture and Recreation
August 13, 2010
Placentia-St. Mary's
Region Receives
Over $25,400 Investment in Recreation Programs
The Honourable Terry French, Minister of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced that municipalities and
recreation committees in the Placentia-St. Mary's area have received a
total of $25,410 through the Community Recreation Development Grant (CRDG)
Program.
"The benefits of a healthy, active
lifestyle are well-documented," said Minister French. "The Community
Recreation Development Grant Program is designed to help offset the cost
of delivering recreation and active-living programs which help
contribute to the overall well-being of residents in small, rural
communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador."
The 2010 CRDG Program is providing more
than $576,000 to more than 180 smaller communities in the province.
Investments in the Placentia-St. Mary's
area are as follows:
- Town of Placentia — $5,005;
- Town of Colinet — $4,565;
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Town of Long Harbour-Mt. Arlington
Heights — $3,850;
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St. Mary's Recreation Committee —
$3,355;
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Point Lance Recreation Committee —
$2,365;
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Branch Recreation Committee —
$2,310;
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Mall Bay Recreation Committee —
$2,200; and,
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Cuslett Recreation Committee —
$1,760.
"These grants are extremely important to
our communities," said the Honourable Felix Collins, MHA for
Placentia-St. Mary's. "They make it possible to provide recreational and
healthy living situations for people of all ages."
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 Provincial Government'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 capacities; 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 CRDG 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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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 08 13
12:05 p.m.
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