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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
July 30, 2010
Provincial Government Invests Over $15,000
in Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune Recreation
The Honourable Terry French, Minister of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced that recreation
programs in the Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune area have received $15,180 in
support through the 2010 Community Recreation Development Grant (CRDG)
Program.
"The Provincial Government is committed,
through a variety of recreation and sports programs and initiatives, to
providing residents with increased opportunities to participate in a
healthy, active lifestyle," said Minister French. "This investment is an
investment in our people, and in their present and future health and
well-being. Community Recreation Development Grants are available to
communities of 6,000 and less, and are therefore of particular benefit
to people living in rural areas of the province."
The 2010 Community Recreation Development
Grant Program is providing more than $576,000 to over 180 municipalities
and recreational organizations.
Investments in the Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
area are as follows:
- Harbour Breton Recreation Commission
— $4,400;
Pool's Cove Recreation Committee — $3,245;
St. Alban's Recreation Committee — $3.190;
Town of Hermitage — $2,035;
Seal Cove, Fortune Bay Recreation Committee — $1,320; and,
Town of McCallum — $990.
"I am extremely pleased with this support for
our local volunteer recreation committee members who work tirelessly in
our communities to ensure our physical well-being and fitness," said
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune MHA Tracey Perry. "These grants are a
tremendous support and mean so much to our rural communities."
Community Recreation Development Grants are
available to communities of 6,000 or less. 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 community capacities, 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 CRDG 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 recreation and sport programming and to
introduce new initiatives. Since the launch of Active, Healthy
Newfoundland and Labrador, 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:
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Heather May
Director of Communications
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca
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Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca
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2010 07 30
10:35 a.m.
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