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May 13, 2010

Bird Cove Receives $15,000 for Recreational Infrastructure

The Town of Bird Cove will upgrade its recreational infrastructure with the help of $15,000 provided through the Community Capital Grant Program.

"This funding is being used to develop the grounds adjacent to the town hall as an outdoor recreation area, as well as to create a small community garden," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "This will help enable area residents to have increased access to recreational opportunities and to become more physically active on a daily basis."

Bird Cove is among more than 30 communities throughout the province which will receive funding to purchase equipment and upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure through the most recent allocation of $450,900 through the Community Capital Grant Program.

"It's great to see the Town of Bird Cove benefit from this program, enabling the residents to avail of improved recreational infrastructure," said Wallace Young, MHA for St. Barbe. "This new recreational space will help to promote participation in physical activities among residents which, in turn, will assist with leading a healthy lifestyle."

The Community Capital Grant Program is an application-based program that provides grants of up to $15,000 to assist municipalities and recreation commissions to improve their recreation and sports infrastructure.

Budget 2010: The Right Investments — For Our Children and Our Future provides an additional $300,000 to the Community 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 $62.4 million in new funding has been committed for recreation and sport infrastructure and equipment.

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Media contacts:

Heather May
Director of Communications
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca

2010 05 13                                                    10:40 a.m.


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