Tourism, Culture and Recreation
August 10, 2010Torngat Mountains Recreation
Programs Provided $15,565
The Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
Recreation, today announced that community-based recreation programs in
the Torngat Mountains area have received $15,565 through the Community
Recreation Development Grant (CRDG) Program.
"The Community Recreation Development Grant 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," said Minister French. "This program is one of
many which illustrate the Provincial Government's ongoing commitment to
increasing opportunities for citizens to participate in activities which
contribute to their general health and well-being."
Investments in the Torngat Mountains area are as follows:
Nain Inuit Community Government Recreation Department —
$5,060;
Makkovik Recreation Committee — $4,235;
Postville Inuit Community Government — $3,135; and,
Town of Hopedale — $3,135.
"It is widely accepted that eating healthy and following a physically
active recreational lifestyle is important to the growth and
sustainability of a community," said the Honourable Patty Pottle, MHA
for Torngat Mountains. "By providing key investments to these
communities, we are increasing opportunities for people on the North
Coast of Labrador. I congratulate the community leaders on their
successes in their programs and the hard work to improve the well-being
of their towns."
Community Recreation Development Grants are available to communities
with a population of 6,000 or fewer. CRDG applications are considered
based on their alignment with the priorities outlined in the Provincial
Government'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 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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