Eastern PEI Families to Enjoy Improved Community Spaces for a Better Quality of Life
Backgrounder
Details of the six projects announced today are as follows:
$250,050 to Community of Morell to renovate and upgrade the Morell Community Rink;
$250,050 to Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 3 to renovate facility for accessibility and safety;
$45,342 to Island East Tourism Group Inc. to renovate the Destination Centre;
$40,265 to Fortune Community Centre to renovate and upgrade the facility;
$28,540 to Friends of the Shipwreck Point Lighthouse Inc. to upgrade tourism infrastructure;
$7,820 to St. Peters Area Rink and Recreational Club Inc. to upgrade the community recreation facility.
The Government of PEI provided support for three of the projects announced today:
Through the Department of Rural and Regional Development’s Community Development Program, the Souris Legion will receive $20,000 and the Fortune Community Centre will receive $10,000 to support their projects.
The Department is also providing $31,000 to the Friends of Shipwreck Point Lighthouse through the Northside Windmill Enhancement Program to support upgrades to the interpretive centre in Naufrage.