Tourism, Culture and Recreation
December 8, 2010Middle Arm Recreation
Building, Outdoor Rink
to Receive $15,000 in Improvements Through Infrastructure Grant
The Middle Arm Recreation Committee has been provided $15,000
to undertake upgrades to the town's recreation building and
outdoor community rink through the Provincial Government's 2010
Capital Grant Program.
"The funding will be used to assist with the extension of the
recreation building to allow for increased access to exercise
programming, and the installation of fencing around the
community outdoor rink," said the Honourable Terry French,
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. "The Provincial
Government is pleased to support community-based organizations
in their efforts to ensure recreation facilities can continue to
meet the needs of citizens and encourage them to adopt more
active, healthy lifestyles."
The Middle Arm Recreation Committee is among more than 40
recreation commissions, municipalities, 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 Town of Middle Arm has been working hard to promote
healthy, active living and I want to commend them for their
work," said Baie Verte � Springdale MHA Kevin Pollard. "This
funding will allow them to make improvements to the recreational
facilities in the community and hopefully encourage more people
to get out there and become more physically active."
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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