Province announces accelerated dispersal of arts, culture, sports grants
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The provincial government has spent the final $50 million of a promised $100 million in arts, culture and sports grants a year ahead of schedule.
There are 942 projects that will receive funding through the Arts, Culture and Sport in Community Fund, first announced in July 2022, meant for improving related facilities.
The first $50 million, announced earlier this year, went to 397 groups.
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The provincial government has spent the final $50 million of a promised $100 million in arts, culture and sports grants a year ahead of schedule. “These projects will provide communities with access to renewed spaces for things like parks, rinks, and cultural centres,” she said at the Southdale Recreation Centre in Winnipeg.
Monday’s announcement included 545 facility improvement projects.
While the second half of funding was expected to be doled out over the next two years, “overwhelming support” from Manitoba organizations made the provincial government reconsider, said Premier Heather Stefanson.
“These projects will provide communities with access to renewed spaces for things like parks, rinks, and cultural centres,” she said at the Southdale Recreation Centre in Winnipeg.
Southdale was among the recipients of this round of funding (set to receive $1.3 million for an expansion of its fitness centre).
It’s one of the 42 large capital grants awarded, which provide up to 50 per cent of eligible costs ranging from $300,000 to $5 million.
“A lot of places that are looking for funding, but what this funding will do for Southdale, it will provide us with a new gym facility, which we then in turn will use for all of our sports,” said Todd Thornton, president of Southdale Recreation Association.
“(Funding) will also be used for us to expand our seniors programs, so we will then run more programming in the gym’s updated facility… It’s just going to make our centre much more a valuable piece to the community.”
The largest grant from this round was the Town of Swan River, which received $3.16 million to build a new recreation facility and arena.
The largest single project grant was $5 million to Market Lands Inc. for its “creative hub” building in the Winnipeg Exchange District in the prior round of funding recipients.
— staff
