Scarborough-Guildwood Organizations to Receive Funding For Recreational Upgrades
June 30, 2009 11:18 AM
Six projects in Scarborough - Guildwood will benefit from $5,383,866 in joint federal and provincial funding to improve community recreational infrastructure, announced today under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program in Ontario (RInC Ontario) and the Ontario Recreation Program (Ontario REC).
These projects will provide stimulus to the local economy through investments that will spur construction activity related to recreational infrastructure. Improving recreational facilities and services will also encourage higher levels of participation in physical activity and community building.
These projects are six of 757 projects announced recently by Minister of State Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky, on behalf of George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, worth a total joint federal and provincial investment of more than $380 million.
Approved projects were selected on the basis of merit and construction readiness.
A list of approved projects will be available on July 6, 2009, at www.rinc-on.ca.
These projects will provide stimulus to the local economy through investments that will spur construction activity related to recreational infrastructure. Improving recreational facilities and services will also encourage higher levels of participation in physical activity and community building.
| Recipient | Project Title | Federal /Provincial Contribution each |
| City of Toronto: East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club | Addition that includes a new gymnasium. | $ 1,000,000 |
| City of Toronto: Scarborough Village Community Centre | Expansion project. | $400,000 |
| City of Toronto: Cedar Brook Community Centre | Health and safety upgrades | $36,000 |
| City of Toronto: East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club | Energy retrofits | $222,933 |
| Global Kingdom Ministries Inc. | New Gymnasium | $1,000,000 |
| City of Toronto: Peter Secor Park | Playground Enhancement | 33,000 |
| Total | $2,691,933 |
These projects are six of 757 projects announced recently by Minister of State Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky, on behalf of George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, worth a total joint federal and provincial investment of more than $380 million.
Approved projects were selected on the basis of merit and construction readiness.
A list of approved projects will be available on July 6, 2009, at www.rinc-on.ca.
Learn More
- Get more information about recreational infrastructure funding in Ontario.
- Learn how the Government of Canada is investing in infrastructure.
- Learn how the Government of Ontario is helping to build and revitalize infrastructure across the province.
Contacts
- Office of Paul Calandra
MP - Oak Ridges Markham
905-294-0004
- Jennifer Welshman
Office of the Honourable Margarett Best, MPP - Scarborough-Guildwood
416-281-2787
Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
ontario.ca/health-promotion