Tourism, Culture and Recreation
December 7, 2010
Bonavista's
Cabot Stadium Receives $12,000 for Upgrades
The Bonavista Cabot Stadium
Committee has received $12,000 from the Provincial Government's
2010 Capital Grant Program to undertake insulation work at the
facility.
�Providing safe, comfortable
sporting environments for communities throughout Newfoundland
and Labrador is among the goals stated in our recreation and
sport strategy, Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador,� said
the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
Recreation. �We are pleased to be able to help make the Cabot
Stadium a more comfortable space for recreation and sports
participants and spectators alike.�
Bonavista is among more than 40
municipalities, recreation commissions, and community-based
organizations throughout the province which have received
funding to upgrade their recreation and sport infrastructure
through these latest Capital Grant Program investments.
�The Bonavista Cabot Stadium,
while located in the Town of Bonavista, serves the indoor
recreational needs of the entire tip of the Bonavista
Peninsula,� said the Honourable Roger Fitzgerald, MHA for
Bonavista South. �This funding will improve the comfort levels
for all those using the facility both as sports participants and
supporters. I welcome this funding and thank the Department of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation as well as the local Cabot
Stadium Committee, for continuing to seek improvements to this
regional centre.�
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 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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Media contacts:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
Donna
Abbott
Executive Assistant to the
Hon. Roger Fitzgerald,
MHA Bonavista South
709-729-1121
Abbottd@gov.nl.ca
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