Tourism, Culture and Recreation
June 4, 2010
Appleton Receives $6,500 for Beach
Volleyball Court Development
The Town of Appleton is receiving $6,500
through the Community Capital Grant Program to support the construction
of a regulation-sized, outdoor beach volleyball court.
"The construction of this court will enable six local volleyball teams —
four school teams and two adult teams — to broaden their participation
in this sport in an outdoor environment," said the Honourable Terry
French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "The court will
also be available to the public and provide all residents with an
opportunity to be engaged in a fast-paced, physically demanding sport."
Appleton 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.
"This funding will certainly be an asset to the Town of Appleton," said
the Honourable Kevin O'Brien, MHA for Gander. "Physical activity is such
an important part of a healthy lifestyle, and this investment will not
only benefit the six local volleyball teams, but all residents in the
community."
The Community Capital Grant Program is an application-based program that
provides funding 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 throughout the province.
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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
Hon. Kevin O'Brien, MHA, Gander
709-256-3729
debbiekieley@gov.nl.ca |
2010 06 04
9:55 a.m.