Big upgrades for curling club, parish

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This article was published 25/08/2015 (3906 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Recently, I joined Minister of Municipal Government, Drew Caldwell, at the St. Vital Curling Club to announce more provincial funding to improve not-for-profit and public facilities through the Winnipeg Community Infrastructure Program (WCIP).

This announcement included major upgrades for the St. Vital Curling Club and the Parish of St. Mary Magdalene.

For over 80 years the St. Vital Curling Club has been part of our great community. It has now grown exponentially. More than 1,000 people a year come to the club, for both social and athletic events that bring families together. The club will tackle renovation projects with this WCIP funding including replacing the front doors providing better access and security and painting the west side of the building.

The Parish of St. Mary Magdalene, in the heart of St. Vital, is an important part of the community. The parish supports many local, national and international outreach programs. They have a strong history of refugee sponsorship and they open their doors on a daily basis to community groups: Vital Seniors, Girl Guides of Canada, Scouts Canada, youth organizations, and dance, exercise and self-help groups.

With the expansion of Little Saints Learning Centre, the parish members have committed to helping the daycare get established at their new location. The WCIP funding will go towards building an accessible paved parking lot that will include 16 handicap-sized parking stalls on a newly asphalted surface.

This renovation will help to create a drop-off/pick-up zone safe from street traffic for parents, as well as an accessible parking lot for the parish and for the many attendees and community groups who use the building.

I want to encourage as many organizations as possible to apply for similar grant programs, like Manitoba’s Community Places Program or the joint province-city Building Communities Initiative in the future. These funds can be a great help to community service providers who do not otherwise have the resources to renovate, repair or upgrade their infrastructure.

If you would like to know more about how to apply for provincial grants, feel free to get in touch at 204-237-8771 or visit my Facebook page for other exciting announcements at NancyAllanMLA.