August 10, 2010
Youth Sports Funding Building Healthy Lifestyles

CRANBROOK –East Kootenay sport organizations are receiving $98,900 in Community Gaming Grants for programs that teach youth team-building and engage them in healthy and active lifestyles.

“Healthy kids means healthy communities,” says Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett. These investments provide numerous opportunities for children throughout the area to live active healthy lifestyles.”

Community Gaming Grants throughout Kootenay East include:

• Key City Gymnastics Society, $30,200
• Cranbrook Minor Ball Association, $21,700
• Cranbrook Skating Club, $19,600
• The Elk Valley Dolphins Swim Club Society, $9,600
• East Kootenay Volleyball Club, $8,700
• Sparwood Skating Club, $3,500
• Special Olympics British Columbia Society - Elk Valley, $3,500
• Special Olympics British Columbia Society - Kimberley/Cranbrook, $2,100

This round of funding will support 457 groups receiving approximately $9.2 million in community gaming grants to support youth and disabled person’s sports initiatives across B.C.

In total, the Province has budgeted $120 million for gaming grants in 2010-2011, $7.4 million higher than last year. The grants will fund approximately 6,000 organizations that benefit communities, including those that assist public safety, youth and disabled sports, people in need, fairs, festivals, museums and community services such as preschools.

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