Riverdale Tennis Club Receives Funding for Upgrading

The Riverdale Tennis Club has received $15,000 through the Provincial Government’s Capital Grant Program to help with renovations and upgrades to the interior of the clubhouse.

“This funding is being used to help offset costs associated with installing showers and repairing the lighting system in the clubhouse,” said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. “Facilities such as these are an integral component of physical, recreational and social activities in a community.”

The Riverdale Tennis Club is among more than 50 community-based organizations, municipalities and recreation commissions that have received funding to upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure through these latest Capital Grant Program investments.

"The Riverdale Tennis Club has a storied history in the sports and recreation traditions of St. John's and the province,” said Ed Buckingham, MHA for St. John’s East. “This grant allows the management team to keep the facility current and responsive to members' needs. I am delighted that the Provincial Government has been able to support the club in its efforts to deliver quality programming to all age groups particularly children who learn to play in this ideal setting.”

Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador provides $11.5 million to support recreation and sport in the province. Since the launch of the Provincial Government’s recreation and sport strategy, Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007), more than $70 million has been committed to recreational and sport infrastructure, programming, and athlete development throughout the province.

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