Tourism, Culture and Recreation
August 16, 2010More 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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