Boxey Safe-Play Committee Benefits from Recreational Infrastructure Funding

The Boxey Safe-Play Committee will erect new fencing around its play area with the help of $15,000 provided through the Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital Grant Program.

�This facility is an integral component in physical, recreational and social activities offered by the community,� said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. �We are pleased to support efforts to make it a safer environment in which area youth can enjoy outdoor activities that contribute to their general well-being.�

The Boxey Safe-Play Committee is among more than 40 community-based organizations, municipalities, and recreation commissions throughout the province which have received funding to upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure through the Capital Grant Program.

�I am very pleased to support a safe play area for the children in Fortune Bay North,� said Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune MHA Tracey Perry. �Healthy, active lifestyles begin at a very young age, and facilities such as these are instrumental for encouraging our youth to enjoy the outdoors.�

For more information on the Capital Grant Program, visit: www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/capital_grant_program.html. 

Budget 2010: The Right Investments � For Our Children and Our Future provides an additional $300,000 to the Capital Grant Program, bringing the total annual investment in this program to $1.3 million. Since the introduction of the Provincial Government�s recreation and sport strategy, Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador (2007), more than $70 million in new funding has been committed for recreation and sport infrastructure and programming.

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