Tourism, Culture and Recreation
July 23, 2010
Grand Bank Region Receives $33,330 in Recreational Development Funding
The Honourable Terry French, Minister of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced that a total of $33,330
has been provided to municipalities and recreation organizations in the
Grand Bank region through the Community Recreation Development Grant (CRDG)
Program.
"The Community Recreation Development
Grant program is designed to help offset the cost of delivering
recreation and active-living programs to residents in small communities,
with populations less than 6,000, throughout the province," said
Minister French. "This is part of the Provincial Government's efforts to
support municipalities and recreation committees, particularly those in
rural areas, which encourage residents to live more active, healthy
lifestyles."
The 2010 CRGP program is providing more
than $576,000 to over 180 smaller communities throughout Newfoundland
and Labrador to enable people of all ages to participate in recreational
and physical activity.
Investments in the Grand Bank area are as
follows:
- Garnish Recreation Committee -
$5,060;
- Town of Grand Bank - $5,005;
- Town of St. Lawrence - $4,620;
- Town of Point May - $3,575;
- Town of Point aux Gaul - $3,300;
- Town of Lamaline - $3,190;
- Fortune Recreation Commission -
$3,135;
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Town of Lewin's Cove - $2,310;
- Town of Lawn - $1,430;
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Lord's Cove Recreation - $1,265;
and,
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Town of Frenchman's Cove - $440.
"I am pleased with our government's
continued financial support of recreation in the Grand Bank area," said
the Honourable Darin King, MHA for Grand Bank. "It is important to
support volunteers who are doing great work to promote regular physical
activity, and to improve the quality of life for residents. This funding
will assist with programs and services within a number of communities so
that residents of all ages will be given the opportunity to integrate
physical activity into their lives."
Community Recreation Development Grant
applications are considered based on their alignment with the priorities
outlined in the province's recreation and sport strategy, Active,
Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007). These priorities include
providing increased access to programming for all residents; making the
best use of community facilities; building capacity within communities
to deliver programming, and promoting the inclusion of traditionally
under-represented groups, especially women and girls, seniors,
Aboriginal people, and those with disabilities.
For more information on the Community
Recreation Development Grant Program, and criteria for application,
visit:
www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/community_recreation_development_grants.html
Budget 2010:
The Right Investments —
For Our Children and Our Future
provides over $1.2 million in new
funding to improve existing programming and introduce new initiatives
which support the goals and objectives of the provincial recreation and
sport strategy, Active Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador. Since the
launch of the strategy, more than $70 million in Provincial Government
funding has been committed to recreational and sport infrastructure,
programming, and athlete development.
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Media contacts:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
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Corey
T. Parsons
Constituency Assistant
to the Honourable Darin King, MHA
Grand Bank
709-832-2531
coreyparsons@gov.nl.ca
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2010 07 23
11:45 a.m.
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