Young residents of Pouch Cove will have
improved access to playground equipment, with the help of a
$15,000 grant provided through the Provincial Government�s 2010
Capital Grant Program.
"This investment in the purchase and
installation of equipment at the Kiddies Park playground is
designed to increase opportunities for area youth to engage in
physical activity," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister
of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "Providing a safe
environment in which young people can play will no doubt
encourage them to participate in healthy outdoor activities on a
more regular basis."
Pouch Cove 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 for the Lions Club and
residents of Pouch Cove, particularly the children, who will be
able to enjoy this new playground equipment with their
families," said Cape St. Francis MHA Kevin Parsons. "It is
important that our youth become accustomed to practising active,
healthy behaviour at an early age, so that it becomes a natural
part of their everyday lives."
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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