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MAY 2010
RECREATION & REGIONAL SERVICES
UPCOMING GRANTS
FCC AgriSpirit Fund - May http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/aboutus/responsibility/agrispiritfund_e.asp
Community Arts Council Operating Support Grant - May 28 (for fiscal years ending in December, March, April, May)
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/arts_commartscounc_grants.html
True Sport Community Fund - May 31
www.truesport.ca/tsfund.
FCC AgriSpirit Fund - May 31
http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/aboutus/responsibility/agrispiritfund_e.asp
Manitoba InMotion Grants – June 1
http://www.manitobainmotion.ca/grants/
Community Museums Operating Grant – June 1
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/heritage_grants.html
Heritage Grants Program – June 1
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/heritage_grants.html
Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Fund (WRAPP) - June 15
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pollutionprevention/wrapp/wrappfund.html
Manitoba Aboriginal Sport & Recreation Council - Athlete Scholarships – June 18
http://www.masrc.com/
Community Arts Council Operating Support Grant - June 25 for fiscal year ending in January, February, June through November
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/arts_commartscounc_grants.html
Manitoba Hydro Forest Enhancement Program – July 1 – November 1
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/environment/forest_enhancement/index.shtml
Sport Manitoba Community Sport Development Grants
http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/downloads/Grants/grants_manual_10-11.pdf
Manitoba Community Services Council – apply anytime
http://www.mbcsc.ca/
WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
Outdoor Playspace Design Workshop
Date: May 26
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: University of Manitoba Research Station, Carman
Cost: $20.00 (includes lunch and resource materials) payable to Lorne Recreation District
Registration deadline: May 19
This workshop will focus on the design of school grounds and community playgrounds where play reigns supreme and imagination is stimulated. Exchange information and ideas about the design and the incorporation of natural play elements. For more information or to register call 204-822-5418 or 1-800-346-5219.
Making the Move to Healthy Choices
HEALTHY FOODS TASTE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM
A good way to trial a new menu item for your canteen is to hold a taste test providing free samples to your customers. A grant of up to $100.00 is available to help facility operators introduce a new menu item in their facility. This grant is available only while funds. For guidelines and application form visit the Westman Healthy Lifestyle Coalition website: http://healthylife.cimnet.ca/cim/97.dhtm
NEWS
Manitoba Community Places Program
Approvals for 2010/2011 Manitoba Community Places Program (MCPP) were announced on May 17, 2010. Please see link below for a complete list of projects.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/housing/cpp/pdf/201011_cpp_approvals.pdf
The Westman region received $543,700 in total funding with 44 approved projects. This was the second highest amount received outside of Winnipeg.
Westman Regional office received 70 applications for this year’s MCPP intake. This was up from last year’s intake of 56 applications.
Official approval letTers are in the mail. Approval letters will outline the next steps for each project. If your organization receives an approval letter or if you have any questions please feel free to contact Kris Doull or Michael Blatherwick, Toll Free: 1-800-259-6592.
The Manitoba Aboriginal Sport & Recreation Council annually presents scholarships to sixteen Aboriginal students who have demonstrated a commitment to sport in Manitoba. Our goal is to encourage students to continue being active while attending a recognized post secondary institute. All students who will be graduating in the 2009/2010 academic session and who are enrolled/enrolling in a recognized Post Secondary Institute are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility
1. The MASRC will award Athlete Scholarships to Aboriginal students graduating from S4 (Grade 12) and who are enrolling into a full time University or other recognized Post Secondary Institution.
2. All candidates must complete the application form in full and provide all required information, documents, and letters in order for their applications to be considered.
3. A candidate must have proficiency in sport, and have a minimum "C" (65%) average in his/her grades.
4. Scholarships will be awarded to those Aboriginal Youth who have shown athletic leadership in Manitoba's amateur sport community through well rounded participation as an athlete, as well as on the basis of academic standing, and other school/community related activities.
For more information or to download an application form, please visit www.masrc.com
Could this be a view in your community? If yes, perhaps your community could be a location used for an upcoming film.
Manitoba Culture, Heritage & Tourism, Film Programs & Location Services has been contacted by a local producer who is working on a big feature film and needs assistance finding extraordinary landscapes. Here is the description of what they are looking for:
"We are scouting for the most dramatic prairie in Manitoba. It should have as few tress as possible and be uncultivated land. The reference is the Saskatchewan Badlands or Grasslands National Park. Since there really is no short grass prairie in Manitoba, then the most dramatic we can find will be of interest. Rolling hills, valleys, sweeping vistas, bluffs, anything without cultivated fields. We want to look like just north of Abilene and Fort Worth Texas in the 1850-1870."
If you have any ideas or photos of such areas in your community, please contact Kris Doull, kris.doull@gov.mb.ca, or Michael Blatherwick, michael.blatherwick@gov.mb.ca, for more information.
EVENTS
Mastercard Memorial Cup
May 14 - 23, Brandon
Westman Recreation Practitioners Association (WRPA) meeting
May 19, Brandon
Manitoba Summer Fair
June 9 - 13, Brandon
Foxwarren Fair
June 12, Foxwarren
Adult Safe Cycle Workshop
June 12, Riverbank Discovery Centre, Brandon
Pelican Lake Fair
June 18 - 20, Ninette
Turtle Mountain Fair
June 19 – 20, Boissevain
Westman Recreation Practitioners Association (WRPA) Annual Training Session
June 21 – 22, Elkhorn Resort, Onanole
Rapid City Fair
June 26, Rapid City
Glenboro Fair
June 30 – July 1, Glenboro
Information above was collected from various sources and is distributed by:
Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors
Recreation and Regional Services - Westman Region
340 - 9th Street, Room 146, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6C2
Telephone: (204) 726-6066
TOLL FREE: 1-800-259-6592
Fax: (204) 726-6583
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/
Kris Doull, Regional Manager: kris.doull@gov.mb.ca
Michael Blatherwick, Regional Consultant: michael.blatherwick@gov.mb.ca
Linda Gibb, Administrative Assistant: linda.gibb@gov.mb.ca
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