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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
December 17, 2010
Tilting Playground Receives $15,000
Boost
The Town of Tilting will get some new
playground equipment, with the help of a $15,000 grant from the
Provincial Government�s 2010 Capital Grant Program.
"This funding will be used to assist
with equipment purchase and upgrades to the playground," said
the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
Recreation. "As a government, we are pleased to support the
efforts of local communities who work hard to provide the means
by which our young people can be more physically active."
Tilting 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.
"These playground upgrades and new
equipment are great news for the young people of the Town of
Tilting," said The Isles of Notre Dame MHA Derrick Dalley.
"Participation in recreation and sport is an integral part of a
healthy lifestyle, and if we instill this notion in our youth at
an early age, it will hopefully stay with them into adulthood."
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:
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Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca |
2010 12 17
10:55 a.m.
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