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August 16, 2010

More Than $26,000 Invested in Trinity North Recreation

Municipalities and recreation organizations in the Trinity North area have received $26,620 through the Community Recreation Development Grant (CRDG) Program, which is designed to help offset the cost of delivering recreation and active-living programs to residents in small communities throughout the province.

"The benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle are well documented," said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "The 2010 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 which contributes to their overall well-being."

Investments in the Trinity North area are as follows:

  • Port Rexton Recreation Commission — $4,785;
  • Town of Clarenville — $4,675;
  • Random West Recreation Association — $3,905;
  • Harcourt Recreation Committee — $3,465;
  • Champney's East Recreation Committee — $2,530;
  • English Harbour Recreation Committee — $2,090;
  • Champney's West Recreation Committee — $1,980;
  • Trinity East Recreation — $1,925; and
  • Town of Trinity — $1,265.
  • "These grants will be of tremendous benefit to the nine communities involved," said the Honourable Ross Wiseman, MHA for Trinity North. "The hundreds of volunteers involved in recreation committees throughout our region are to be commended for their dedication and hard work. I am delighted our Provincial Government supports their efforts."

    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 capacity to deliver recreational 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 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 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:

    Heather May
    Director of Communications
    Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
    709-729-0928, 697-5061
    heathermay@gov.nl.ca
    Caroline Frost
    Constituency Assistant
    to the Hon. Ross Wiseman,
    MHA Trinity North
    709-729-0739
    carolinefrost@gov.nl.ca

    2010 08 16                                                       11:05 a.m.
     


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