The Town of Heart's Delight-Islington is upgrading its
walking trail with help from a $13,500 grant from the Community Capital
Grant Program.
"This funding will assist with general repairs along
the trail and the addition of several benches to provide residents and
visitors with a safe place to engage in physical activity and to
appreciate the community's breath-taking ocean view," said the
Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.
"Walking trails provide an opportunity for people of all ages to include
exercise into their daily routines, and the Provincial Government is
pleased to be able to support this project."
Heart's Delight-Islington 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.
"I am pleased the Town of Heart's Delight-Islington
has received this funding," said the Honourable Charlene Johnson, MHA
Trinity-Bay de Verde. "The upgrades to the walking trail and playground
area will not only benefit the local residents, but will provide a
positive experience for visitors as well."
The Community Capital Grant Program is an
application-based program that provides funding 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 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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