The Community Centre in the Town of Lushes Bight-Beaumont is getting a facelift, thanks in part to a $15,000 investment provided through the Provincial Government's 2010 Capital Grant Program.

"This investment will help replace the roof and upgrade the basement walls and insulation in the centre," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "Community facilities such as this are critical to providing a safe and comfortable environment in which residents can enjoy the benefits of physical and social activities which contribute to their overall well-being."

The Town of Lushes Bight-Beaumont is 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 is much welcomed news for the Town of Lushes Bight-Beaumont and its residents," said Grand Falls-Windsor � Green Bay South MHA Ray Hunter. "These upgrades will allow continued usage and enjoyment of this facility for many more years to come."

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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