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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
December 16, 2010
Winterland Playground to be Upgraded
The community playground in Winterland
will see improvements, thanks in part to a $12,700 grant
provided through the Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital Grant
Program.
"This funding will be used to assist
with equipment purchase and upgrades to the playground," said
the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
Recreation. "The Provincial Government is committed to assisting
community groups in their efforts to provide safe outdoor
recreational environments which encourage young people to engage
in more physical activity."
The Winterland Recreation Committee 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 delighted with today�s funding
announcement that will support the Winterland Recreation
Committee in undertaking upgrades and purchasing new equipment
for their playground," said the Honourable Darin King, Minister
of Education and MHA for Grand Bank. "I have been working with
the volunteers of this committee to identify opportunities that
can support the playground upgrades, so I am very pleased that
our government is providing this funding."
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 equipment.
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Media contacts:
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Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
Corey T.
Parsons
Constituency Assistant to the
Honourable Darin King
MHA for Grand Bank
709-832-2531
coreyparsons@gov.nl.ca |
2010 12 16
12:10 p.m.
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