The provincial government is giving $5.6 million to 23 Southwestern Ontario municipalities, non-profit organizations and First Nations to support repairs at sports and recreation facilities.
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The provincial government is giving $5.6 million to 23 Southwestern Ontario municipalities, non-profit organizations and First Nations to support repairs at sports and recreation facilities.
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Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, and Bob Bailey, MPP for Sarnia-Lambton, jointly announced Thursday the funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s community building fund will be used to tackle projects that include a new sports facility at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, southwest of London, and repairs to an arena roof in Strathroy-Caradoc.
“Sports are not just for the pursuit of individual and team accomplishments. They bring people and communities together in competition and celebration,” McNaughton, Ontario’s Labor minister, said in a statement.
“That is why our government continues to ensure the organizations and facilities that make Southwestern Ontario so special have the support they need to serve our families.”
The money will also be used for accessible bleachers at the Dawn-Euphemia sports facility and boardwalks for the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority.
Thursday’s announcement is part of the province’s $400-million investment to support tourism, culture, sport and recreation projects over the next three years.
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO GRANT RECIPIENTS:
- Chatham-Kent: $429,600
- Leamington: $325,100
- Oneida Nation of the Thames: $494,700
- Kettle Creek Conservation Authority: $71,700
- Central Elgin: $425,000
- Maidstone Recreation Centre: $62,000
- Town of Essex: $76,600
- Town of LaSalle: $398,200
- Essex Region Conservation Authority: $161,800
- Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc: $54,200
- Township of Dawn-Euphemia: $43,000
- Chippewas of the Thames First Nation: $496,500
- St. Clair Region Conservation Authority: $246,500
- Boys and Girls Club of London: $84,600
- Western Fair Association: $498,800
- Township of Enniskillen: $218,800
- City of Sarnia: $367,900
- Township of St. Clair: $500,000
- Rose City Athletic Organization: $35,000
- Filipino Community Centre: $82,000
- Cavaliers Cricket Club of Windsor: $23,900
- Tecumseh Thunder Baseball Club: $72,800
- Windsor Rogues Rugby Club: $500,000