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December 21, 2010

Benton Benefits from Capital Grant Program

The community of Benton will see improved recreational infrastructure in the near future, with the help of $15,000 provided through the Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital Grant Program.

"This funding will be used to help refurbish and upgrade the community�s recreation area and community park," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "Facilities such as this are an important component to the physical, recreational and social activities which take place there and encourage residents to become more engaged in community programs."

Benton is among more than 40 municipalities, local service districts, 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 fantastic news for the community of Benton," said the Honourable Kevin O�Brien, Minister of Municipal Affairs and MHA for Gander. "The $15,000 provided for this project is just one example of how these grants can be used to maintain and improve community-based facilities."

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
Debbie Kieley
Constituency Assistant to the
Honourable Kevin O�Brien, MHA for Gander
709-256-3729
debbiekieley@gov.nl.ca

2010 12 21                                                   11:30 a.m.


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