Tourism, Culture and Recreation
November 30, 2010
Deer Lake Receives
Capital Grant Support
For Off-Street Skateboard/BMX Bike Park
Young people in the Town of Deer Lake and
surrounding areas will soon have a BMX bike and skateboarding park,
thanks in part to $15,000 from the Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital
Grant Program.
�In consultations with the youth of the
area, the Deer Lake Recreation Committee found that young people wanted
an outdoor, off-street facility specifically designed to provide a safe
environment in which to engage in outdoor skateboarding and BMX bike
activities,� said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation. �This facility will provide a venue for young
people to engage in physical activity and improve their skill levels in
a sport that is rapidly growing in popularity.�
Deer Lake 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.
�I am so pleased with this announcement,
and the youth will be ecstatic given that it will provide them with yet
another option for outdoor fun and recreation,� said Humber Valley MHA
Darryl Kelly. �This is certainly an activity of great interest to them
and will provide access to hours of enjoyment and enhance their social
and physical well-being.�
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
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
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Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca
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2010 11 30
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