Tourism, Culture and Recreation
November 19, 2010
Burin-Placentia West Area Receives $15,000
for Recreational Infrastructure
The Towns of Baine Harbour and Fox Cove-Mortier
on the Burin Peninsula will improve their recreational infrastructure
with the help of a total of $15,000 provided through the Provincial
Government's 2010 Capital Grant Program.
"About $9,000 will be provided to assist with
the purchase of equipment for Baine Harbour's community playground and
about $6,000 has been earmarked to facilitate roof repairs and washroom
upgrades at the community centre in Fox Cove-Mortier," said the
Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.
"Both these investments are designed to provide safe, inviting
environments in which area residents can engage in physical activity and
be encouraged to adopt more active, healthy lifestyles."
Baine Harbour and Fox Cove-Mortier are among
more than 40 municipalities, recreation commissions, and community-based
organizations throughout the province which have received funding to
upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure through these latest
Capital Grant Program investments.
"This investment will increase family-oriented
recreational opportunities in both communities," said the Honourable
Clyde Jackman, MHA for Burin-Placentia West. "Increasing access to
facilities which encourage physical activity amongst our citizens in
rural areas is fundamental to promoting well-being amongst our
residents."
For more information on the Capital Grant
Program, visit:
www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/capital_grant_program.html.
Budget 2010:
The Right Investments — For
Our Children and Our Future
provides an additional $300,000 to the
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 $70 million in new
funding has been committed for recreation and sport infrastructure and
programming.
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Media contacts:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
Andrew Tobin
Executive Assistant
to the Honourable Clyde Jackman,
MHA Burin — Placentia West
709-729-7967
andrewwtobin@gov.nl.ca
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2010 11 19 12:05 p.m.
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