Norman�s Cove - Long Cove Pool to be Upgraded

The Samuel J. Newhook community pool in Norman�s Cove - Long Cove will be upgraded with the help of a $14,200 investment provided through the Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital Grant Program.

�The funding will assist with the replacement of the pool liner and upgrades to the change rooms,� said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. �The Provincial Government is committed to encouraging more people to adopt more active, healthy lifestyles by upgrading recreation infrastructure and generally providing a more pleasant environment in which citizens of all ages can take part in physical activity.�

Norman�s Cove - Long Cove Sports and Recreation 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.

�I am very pleased with the awarding of this grant to the recreation committee of Norman�s Cove - Long Cove,� said Bellevue MHA Calvin Peach. �Recreation facilities and equipment are very important to our towns and grants such as this will assist in maintaining and supporting the future of recreation for residents throughout the region.�

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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2010 12 09                                                    4:45 p.m.