SPORT & RECREATION: Recreation: Communities In Action Fund (CIAF): 2007-2008: Regional Grants
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Regional Grant Recipients for 2007-08
Round 1City/Town/Village |
Organization |
Grant Amount
|
This project will …… |
| Ajax | Ajax, Town of | $36,000 |
develop a Physical Activity Strategy to increase access, inclusion and broader community participation in physical activity. |
| Barrie | Simcoe Community Services | $49,000 |
allow the Simcoe Community Services to set up a series of physical activity programs for over 600 mentally challenged youth and adults across the County of Simcoe. |
| Brampton | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel | $43,875 |
assist Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel to implement the Go Girls Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds program to increase physical activity levels for 90 girls from low-income families in Peel. |
| Brampton | Centre francophone de sante communautaire de Mississauga Inc. | $15,168 |
increase physical activity levels for 75 older adults throught the implementation of physical activity sessions and the establishment of a walking club. |
| Brampton | Boys & Girls Club of Peel | $63,840 |
assist the Boys and Girls Club of Peel to incorporate a physical activity component into 20 breakfast programs throughout the Peel, Halton, Waterloo and Wellington regions. The project will increase physical activity levels for 600 children and youth from low income families. |
| Burlington | Burlington Synchronized Swimming Club | $12,465 |
assist the Burlington Synchronized Swimming Club to introduce a new sports program for adults and seniors in the Halton and Hamilton area. |
| Cannington | Brock, Township of | $21,600 |
promote and increase participation in physical activity in the Township of Brock through the development of a Community Active Living Plan. |
| Collingwood | Environment Network | $24,813 |
allow the Environment Network to conduct an "Active and Safe Routes to School" project in over 200 schools across the County of Simcoe for over 8000 children to participate in a series of physical activity projects over the period of a year. |
| Dwight | Lake of Bays, Township of | $49,000 |
create new sport, recreation and fitness programs for youth, teens and seniors of Lake Bays through various new sport programs, recreational activities and leadership development. |
| Halton Hills | Halton Hills, Town Of | $22,399 |
assist the Town of Halton Hills to develop an Active Living Strategic Plan and implement a social marketing campaign to increase physical activity levels within your community. |
| King City | King, Township of | $39,775 |
research, develop and implement a new Walk/Run Safe program intended to increase participation in walking and running as a safe and healthy physical activity for all ages. |
| Markham | Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York Region | $30,000 |
implement the Pathways to Recreation program for at-risk youth in York Region. |
| Markham | Social Services Network York Region (SSN) | $24,000 |
increase awareness and participation in physical activity as a chronic disease prevention strategy among South Asians living in York Region. |
| Mississauga | Mississauga, City of | $7,362 |
assist the City of Mississauga to implement a 5 week summer sports and recreation program for 120 children and youth in the Malton community. |
| Newmarket | Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers | $44,000 |
support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Young Mothers Health Initiative pilot project in York Region |
| Newmarket | Regional Municipality of York | $70,000 |
implement a new recreation participation pilot project Play It Forward and PLAY 2 for youth 13-18 years of age. |
| North York | Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women (North York) | $19,000 |
create "Life is a Festival - Enjoy it!", a physical activity program for homebound women who for a variety of reasons are not physically mobile or are not permitted by their cultural traditions to leave their homes without a chaperone. |
| Oakville | Oakville Gymnastics Club | $36,255 |
assist the Oakville Gymnastics Club to implement a school outreach program to increase participation in sport for 1480 children and youth. |
| Oakville | Oakville, Town of | $28,296 |
assist the Town of Oakville to implement the recommendations from the community sport and physical activity plan which will increase physical activity rates from inactive to moderate levels |
| Oshawa | Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre | $14,906 |
develop new recreation programming for seniors with chronic disease to promote participation in physical activity, prevent injury and reduce social isolation |
| Scarborough | West Scarborough Neighbourhood Centre | $18,185 |
provide female youth ages 8 through 18 a safe and empowering environment to be physically active and learn about health lifestyle choices. |
| Scarborough | Variety Village | $63,300 |
create "Tip Top", a pilot fitness program for children ages 18 and younger which is set to provide a preventative, behavior-based approach to curbing the alarming incidence of childhood obesity in school-aged children. |
| Scarborough | St. Paul's L'Amoreaux Centre | $51,370 |
create a physical activity program for seniors in Toronto by offering new opportunities for recreation to older Ontarians. |
| Stayner | Clearview, Township of | $12,570 |
allow the Township of Clearview to establish and "Active Community" program in the communities of New Lowell and Creemore. |
| Sutton West | Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation | $24,000 |
promote and increase participation in physical activity through the development of a Physical Activity Plan and Strategy |
| Thornhill | Philippine Heritage Band | $5,000 |
offer physical activity programs and healthy eating education workshops for the Filipino community in the City of Vaughan. |
| Toronto | Doug Philpott Inner-City Children's Tennis Fund | $5,200 |
provide the opportunity for kids ages 5 through 15 years old to take part in a summer tennis camp in the Dixon and Islington Westway community. |
| Toronto | Greater Toronto Area Netball League | $16,240 |
provide opportunities for women, girls, and the disabled to participate in physical activities and leadership training. |
| Toronto | St. Clair West Services for Seniors | $20,000 |
create the "Independence Through Exercise" program, a physical activity program for seniors. |
| Toronto | Toronto, City of | $25,500 |
provide the resources for the Toronto Sports Council and T.O. Parks, Forestry and Recreation to reaffirm their leadership roles and to provide a forum for GTA community sports organizations to discuss ideas, barriers, issues, and strategies for sport in the city. |
| Toronto | St. Christopher House | $13,815 |
create the "Teens in Motion" program, a physical activity program for at-risk youth. |
| Toronto | St. Stephen's Community House | $27,046 |
create "Fit to be Moms", a physical activity program for pre- and post-natal women. |
| Toronto | North York Community House | $46,486 |
develop the "Movin' and Growin' on Rhythm and Beets", physical activity program for children ages 8-14. |
| Toronto | Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre | $49,000 |
create "ACTIVE CHOICE!", a physical activity program, for homeless, under-housed, and "no" to "low" income Ontarians. |
| Victoria Harbour | Tay, Township of | $12,427 |
allow the Township of Tay to set up a cycling program utilizing the Township's trails and greenways. |
| Whitby | Whitby, Town of | $30,000 |
develop an ACTIVE 2010 Plan for the Town of Whitby, designed in order to determine the most effective ways to educate, promote and motivate Whitby’s population to become more active. |
| Tennis Centre West Ottawa | $18,340 |
will develop a tennis camp, a walking program for seniors, a cross country ski program and a cycling initiative. | |
| Amherstview | Loyalist, Township of | $9,979 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for under-serviced youth, including youth with disabilities in Loyalist Township and surrounding communities. |
| Belleville | Belleville Association of the Deaf | $17,571 |
develop new sport and physical activity opportunities for persons in the Belleville/Quinte area who are deaf or hearing impaired. |
| Belleville | Hastings, County of | $22,405 |
support the delivery of new summer day camp programming in nine social housing neighbourhoods in Belleville, Quinte West and Deseronto. |
| Delta | Rideau Lakes, Township of | $18,041 |
result in a youth oriented community development plan for the Township of Rideau Lakes. |
| Gananoque | Dreams In Motion Performing and Fine Arts School | $6,000 |
help deliver a dance and T'ai Chi program to 60 persons with disabilities in the Gananoque area. |
| Gananoque | Gananoque, Corporation of the Town of | $31,485 |
support the expansion of the" Alive and Well in the Islands" initiative. |
| Glenburnie | Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority | $1,934 |
develop a Hike and Bike the Trail participation program. |
| Golden Lake | Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation | $50,180 |
provide increased opportunities for Pikwakanagan to participate in physical activity through community sport and recreation. |
| Greely | Canterbury Mustangs Football Club | $7,000 |
help increase youth participation in the Mustangs Football Club in Canterbury and the surrounding areas in Ottawa. |
| Haliburton | Community Care Haliburton County | $2,869 |
create opportunities for seniors to begin a fitness program. |
| Hawkesbury | Hawkesbury, Corporation de la ville de (The Town of) | $29,376 |
develop a new youth recreation program aimed at 12 to 17 year olds in and around the Town of Hawkesbury. |
| Kingston | Limestone City Football Club | $15,930 |
develop a new youth soccer camp for 480 participants. |
| Kingston | Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health | $6,974 |
develop a Grade 10 community activity pass program. |
| Kingston | Kingston Family YMCA (formerly Y.M.C.A. of Kingston) | $27,000 |
develop a new fitness program for older adults and women. |
| Kingston | H'art School of Smiles, Inc. | $22,046 |
develop an ongoing accessible dance program for adults with intellectual disabilities. |
| Kingston | Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area (formerly Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kingston) | $12,116 |
develop a new community dragon boat program that will increase participation in sport. |
| Lanark | Lanark Health and Community Services | $15,328 |
will provide more than 400 children from low income families in Lanark with the opportunity to participate in regular sport and recreation activities through an after school program. |
| Lanark | Lanark Highlands, Township of | $14,300 |
increase the number of physically active older adults in the Township of Lanark Highlands by designing and delivering physical activity programs in seven area community centres and by rotating programs from facility to facility to allow access to residents regardless of where they live. |
| Lindsay | Kawartha Lakes Green Trails Alliance | $5,164 |
introduce a new outdoor physical activity (geocaching) to older adults throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. |
| Lindsay | Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes | $2,078 |
support the introduction of a new Teen Fun League for several sport activities aimed at youth aged 15-18 in the Kawartha Lakes area. |
| L'Original | Prescott & Russell, United Counties of | $22,500 |
develop new physical activities to increase the participation rate, the physical activity levels and usage of the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail for visible minorities, women and girls, seniors, low-income families and people living with disabilities |
| Manotick | Rideau Valley Conservation Authority | $4,466 |
allow more youth to participate in recreational canoeing in the Baxter Conservation Area. |
| Minden | Township of Minden Hills | $9,600 |
provide a plan for the municipality that will identify supply and demand for recreation services and offer direction for future ways to encourage physical activity with residents. |
| Napanee | Greater Napanee, Town of | $4,400 |
provide an accessible Aquafit program for under-serviced children and youth from low-income families, including youth with disabilities in the Greater Napanee area. |
| Orleans | Petrie Island Outdoors Club | $18,000 |
give participants the necessary skills and confidence to join in recreational kayaking, canoeing and sailing activities organized by the outdoors club. |
| Oshawa | Scouts Canada, White Pine Council | $15,000 |
support the training of 750 Scouts Canada volunteer leaders throughout the White Pine Council district in 2007. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association | $34,390 |
allow more youth in Ottawa to participate in the easily accessible and low cost team sport of Ultimate Frisbee. |
| Ottawa | Volunteer Martial Arts Club | $33,000 |
assist with transportation, promotion and the development of a Wushu camp for children and youth, and a Tai Chi program for older adults. |
| Ottawa | Scouts Canada, Voyageur Council | $12,000 |
assist with new leadership training for 750 youth and adults in the Scouts Canada, Voyageur Council area. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Islamic Centre | $9,000 |
give 100 new visible minority and low-income children and youth in Ottawa the chance to participate in sports and recreation activities. |
| Ottawa | Crichton Cultural Community Centre | $29,160 |
provide the opportunity for youth with low vision or blindness to gain the self confidence to participate in recreation activities. |
| Ottawa | Centre Haïtien des Carrières et des Emplois | $12,900 |
develop and deliver a series of sports physical activities to disadvantaged Francophone Haitians and African youth between the ages of 8 and 16 living in the Ottawa lower town area. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Sk8park Athletic Club | $7,752 |
implement new leadership skateboard training for 40 adults and 500 youth. |
| Ottawa | Somali Centre for Family Services | $21,094 |
promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle through sport programs and health promotion workshops for youth, families and seniors in Ottawa. |
| Ottawa | Rideau Canoe Club | $20,000 |
assist in purchasing canoes, hire coaches and leaders to expand the Canoe Kids Camp and Regatta Ready Camp for children and youth. |
| Ottawa | Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services | $10,000 |
allow families in the Bayshore community to participate in seasonal recreation activities. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Deaf Centre | $18,100 |
develop sports and recreation activities and undertake healthy living seminars for participants that are deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Gymnastics Centre | $5,736 |
assist with the purchase of gymnastics equipment, train 6 Kindergym coaches, and hire one Kindergym Program Coordinator. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa, City of | $73,754 |
will undertake eight city-wide physical activity initiatives in partnership between the City of Ottawa and Active Ottawa Actif. |
| Ottawa | Jewish Family Services | $9,000 |
increase physical activity and participation in basketball, soccer and swimming by the Rwandan community in Ottawa. |
| Palmer Rapids | Paddler Co-operative Inc. | $30,000 |
assist children in Renfrew County in becoming more physically active by providing organized outdoor recreational activities through the KidActive Outreach Project. |
| Peterborough | Big Brothers and Big Sisters Association of Peterborough | $13,850 |
provide a mentoring program designed to encourage physical activity, healthy eating and positive self image. |
| Peterborough | Canadian Mental Health Assoc - Peterborough | $6,880 |
share positive messages about physical activity to thousands of children through a "Kids on the Block" promotion program. |
| Picton | Prince Edward Curling Club | $1,700 |
introduce a Junior Curling pilot project to youth, including youth from low-income families in the County of Prince Edward. |
| Picton | Prince Edward, County of | $8,000 |
support the development and creation of a Physical Activity Plan for the County of Prince Edward. |
| Port Hope | Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit | $12,060 |
assist with development of cycling programs in Haliburton County while offering a long range plan for cycling and active transportation. |
| Port Hope | Port Hope, Municipality of (formerly Town of Port Hope and Hope Twp) | $1,600 |
support the introduction of new fitness programming for seniors at the Ruth Clarke Activity Centre in Port Hope. |
| Rockland | Clarence-Rockland, The City of | $14,550 |
deliver a specialized outreach program of physical fitness activities for over 150 children and youth in the 5 villages/hamlet of the municipality (St-Pascal de Baylon, Clarence-Creek, Hammond, Cheney and Bourget). |
| Sharbot Lake | Northern Frontenac Community Services | $39,687 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for under-serviced youth, including Aboriginals in the municipalities of North and Central Frontenac. |
| Smiths Falls | Rideau Roundtable | $7,500 |
offer canoe instruction to 900 elementary school age students in the Rideau Canal corridor as part of school and summer programs. |
| Smiths Falls | The Junction, Smiths Falls and District Club for Youth | $6,825 |
provide support to develop the Chat and Choice physical activity program for low income girls in the Smiths Falls area. |
| Spencerville | Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Township of | $6,900 |
support a sports camp for youth in two locations in the Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal. |
| Tweed | Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance | $20,000 |
engage youth in physical activity programs on trails. |
| Vanier | Ottawa Valley Cricket Council | $9,100 |
allow youth at four Ottawa high schools to learn about and play the sport of Cricket. |
| Wolfe Island | Frontenac Islands, Corporation of the Township of | $28,331 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for under-serviced children and youth, youth at risk, families and older adults in the community of Wolfe Island. |
| Atikokan | Atikokan, Township of | $4,700 |
support golf and curling skills development programs and an equipment loan program for youth from low-income families. |
| Attawapiskat | Attawapiskat First Nation Education Authority | $22,532 |
provide equipment, training and programming for the "No Time for Crime" project. |
| Balmertown | Red Lake, Municipality of | $2,740 |
support two ball hockey camps for community youth at the Red Lake Recreation Centre. |
| Cobalt | Cobalt, Town of | $8,832 |
establish a transportation service for older adults to allow greater access to aquatic exercise programs. |
| Cochrane | Cochrane, Town of | $34,866 |
purchase equipment and conduct training sessions which will assist in developing a range of recreation programs to increase physical activity in the community. |
| Desbarats | Johnson Township Corporation | $30,030 |
hire a co-ordinator to develop a variety of recreational activities for surrounding communities while using existing resources and infrastructure in each community. |
| Dryden | Sunset Gymnastics Club | $3,000 |
purchase International Federation of Gymnastics approved equipment and provide standardized training to a growing membership. |
| Dryden | Mayor's Committee for Children & Youth | $12,238 |
support new sport and recreational opportunities for low-income youth by promoting an existing program that provides subsidized registration fees, transportation costs and equipment. |
| Dryden | Dryden Youth Soccer | $4,800 |
support NCCP Level 1 and 2 coaching clinics and a soccer equipment loan program for children and youth from low-income families. |
| Dryden | Dryden, The City of | $10,000 |
support canoe and kayak instructor certification courses to increase participation in the Canoe and Kayak Club. |
| Elk Lake | Elk Lake Eco Resource Centre | $7,000 |
establish new physical activity opportunities in the Township of James. |
| Emo | Emo, Township of | $8,956 |
purchase equipment and support coach training for recreation opportunities for children. |
| Fort Frances | Stanjikoming First Nation | $8,000 |
assist the youth of Stanjikoming First Nation to participate in a culture-based recreation camp. |
| Garden Village | Nipissing First Nation | $14,461 |
increase physical activity participation rates in the community in a safe environment through new structured sport programs. |
| Gore Bay | Gore Bay, Town of | $2,088 |
develop low cost summer physical activity resources for youth and seniors in the community. |
| Hearst | Atelier des Pionniers et des Pionnières du Nord | $15,593 |
support Atelier des Pionniers et des Pionnières du Nord's « Action Santé » project to increase participation in physical activity programs by older adults. |
| Hearst | Hearst, Town of | $8,000 |
support the "Move it or Loose it" regional educational and training event in Hearst. |
| Ignace | Ignace, Township of | $4,630 |
enhance and promote the Lily Pad Lake Trails system to improve access and increase use. |
| Kaministiquia | Kaministiquia Community Centre Association | $9,292 |
support a part-time project worker at the Kaministiquia Community Centre who will implement a day camp for youth, conduct volunteer training sessions and increase participation rates through the promotion of community events. |
| Kapuskasing | Kap Nordic Skiers | $2,783 |
purchase equipment and provide volunteer and coach training for the Kap Nordic Skiers to increase the participation of children and youth in cross-country skiing. |
| Kapuskasing | Kapuskasing, Town of | $10,000 |
provide equipment and training so that girls and women can participate in the newly created Kapuskasing Women’s Hockey Association. |
| Kapuskasing | Centre Regional De Loisirs Culturels Inc. | $40,936 |
support a Health Consultant and train employees to implement new and diversified programs as part of "Dare to Be Fit Kapuskasing". |
| Kenora | Northwestern Health Unit | $8,000 |
support participation in sport and recreation programs for low-income families and children in the Fort Frances area. |
| Kirkland Lake | Kirkland Lake, Town of | $32,000 |
develop a Recreational Trails Network Plan for the Town of Kirkland Lake. |
| Kirkland Lake | Canadian Mental Health Association (Kirkland Lake Branch) | $7,840 |
develop and implement a physical activity program for people with disabilities. |
| Lansdowne House | Neskantaga First Nation (formerly Lansdowne House) | $16,040 |
develop a land based recreation program that incorporates traditional teaching for the youth of Neskantaga First Nation. |
| Latchford | Latchford, Town of | $8,966 |
support physical activity programs to children, youth and seniors. |
| Little Current | Noojmowin Teg Health Centre | $51,500 |
support a facilitator who will establish volunteer committees to oversee recreation programs in six First Nations on Manitoulin Island. |
| Manitouwadge | Manitouwadge, Township of | $8,000 |
offer sports and recreation leadership training to support quality programs. |
| Mattawa | Mattawa & Area Youth Centre | $10,172 |
increase participation rates of at-risk children and youth by offering new physical activities for the community and surrounding area. |
| Mattice | Mattice-Val Coté, Township of /Canton de | $14,000 |
increase participation in curling and use of the community fitness center. |
| Muskrat Dam | Muskrat Dam First Nation | $14,528 |
purchase sports and fitness equipment to increase organized physical activities that will benefit children and youth in Muskrat Dam First Nation. |
| North Bay | North Bay and District Big Brothers Association | $8,574 |
support the training of North Bay and District Big Brothers Association volunteers in GPS technology as part of a safety preparedness plan for trail use. |
| North Bay | Lake Nipissing Stewardship Council | $20,000 |
increase physical activity through awareness and use of a regional trail network. |
| North Bay | North Bay Baseball Association | $5,725 |
provide new baseball equipment and skills training for children and youth in North Bay. |
| North Bay | Kiwanis Club of Nipissing | $11,896 |
offer three running clinics that will focus on proper training, injury prevention and promotion of a safe physical activity. |
| Pawitik | Naotkamegwanning #32 First Nation | $11,040 |
support new recreation opportunities for the children and youth in a First Nation community. |
| Pikangikum | Pikangikum Education Authority | $17,800 |
develop an organized broomball and hockey program for youth in partnership with other community groups. |
| Rainy River | Rainy River, Town of | $12,099 |
acquire new fitness equipment and support a soccer league for children and youth. |
| Redditt | Redditt, Local Service Board of | $6,755 |
support an outreach program by Local Services Board of Redditt's "Circus Arts Group" to engage Kenora youth in a new activity. |
| Richard's Landing | St. Joseph, Township of | $9,700 |
increase physical activity participation rates in St. Joseph Township through new recreation programs and volunteer training. |
| Sandy Lake | Sandy Lake First Nation | $18,000 |
support a co-ordinator and purchase equipment for an organized physical activity program in Sandy Lake First Nation. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Boxing Club | $1,531 |
purchase training equipment that will increase the fitness levels of all participants and create more opportunities for at-risk youth to get active. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Therapeutic Ride Algoma | $9,200 |
train instructors and volunteers of Therapeutic Ride Algoma which will increase participation opportunities in physically safe programs for people with a disability. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Sabercats Football Club | $8,513 |
purchase safety equipment to help increase participation in football for youth 14 to 19 years of age. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Soo Finnish Ski Club | $69,600 |
purchase equipment to assist in the development of a year-round eco-education program that will increase recreational opportunities for children and youth (6 to 13 years of age) in the community and surrounding area. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Soo Minor Baseball Association | $3,900 |
purchase equipment and train volunteers to run a new fastball league for girls ages 7 to 18. |
| Sioux Lookout | Sioux Lookout Gymnastics Club | $9,394 |
purchase International Federation of Gymnastics approved equipment to provide standardized training to increase membership and participation. |
| Sioux Lookout | Sioux Lookout, The Municipality of | $41,000 |
host a one week regional leadership training event to improve summer programs for recreation programmers from communities in Northwestern Ontario. |
| South River | South River, Village of | $3,750 |
offer new physical activities and a referee clinic. |
| Sturgeon Falls | West Nipissing, Municipality of | $9,000 |
support the creation of a new regional recreation advisory committee for the Municipality of West Nipissing, train new volunteer leaders and enhance physical activity program delivery. |
| Sudbury | Rainbow Routes Association | $24,880 |
increase physical activity of over 6,000 youth through trail walks organized by Rainbow Routes Association in cooperation with local schools and other community partners. |
| Sudbury | Older Adult Centre Sudbury | $13,862 |
increase active living opportunities by creating low-cost exercise programs and nutrition workshops specifically geared to older adults in the City of Greater Sudbury. |
| Sudbury | Sudbury and District Health Unit | $5,325 |
increase participation by rural residents in year-round walking opportunities in the Sudbury and Manitoulin area. |
| Sudbury | School Physical Fitness Coalition | $25,000 |
provide fitness profiles and journals, workshops and activities for over 2,000 children in the City of Greater Sudbury. |
| Sudbury | City of Greater Sudbury SportLink | $9,500 |
assist with a showcase of sports demonstrations in Sudbury schools targeting children and youth in grades 6 to 8 and building on Canada Games Day events. |
| Sudbury | Sudbury Laurels Gymnastics Club | $19,109 |
purchase mobile gymnastics equipment to deliver an on-site school gymnastics program to 16 local schools. |
| Sudbury | Sudbury Rowing Club D'Aviron | $13,867 |
develop an Adaptive Rowing Program for persons with disabilities in the City of Greater Sudbury. |
| Thunder Bay | Canadian Diabetes Association - Thunder Bay | $20,364 |
deliver a series of healthy lifestyle and physical activity workshops in the Municipality of Greenstone. |
| Thunder Bay | City of Thunder Bay, Jasper Support Services for Seniors | $3,900 |
support a 52-week program of yoga and tai chi for older adults residing at Jasper Place. |
| Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay Nordic Trails Association | $14,037 |
increase participation rates of children in cross-country ski program through the purchase of equipment and certification of new leaders. |
| Brantford | Aberdeen Health and Community Services, Brant-Norfolk-Haldimand (frmrly VON Brant-Norfolk-Haldimand) | $10,000 |
train volunteers as senior fitness instructors to lead immobile and isolated seniors in group physical activity sessions |
| Brantford | Brantford, Corporation of the City of | $10,000 |
operate the INsideOUT Summer Active Camp for children, and the Youth Adventure Leadership Camp for youth in Brantford |
| Cambridge | Cedar Creek Community Church | $4,000 |
provide equipment and marketing of the "Fun and Fitness" program for women of all ages. |
| Cambridge | Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre | $12,000 |
train youth as community recreation leaders to implement physical activity programs in their neighbourhoods. |
| Cambridge | Fairview Mennonite Home | $10,479 |
implement the "Wheel of Wellness" Walking Program for seniors in Cambridge |
| Cayuga | Haldimand County, The Corporation of (formerly East Nanticoke City, Dunnville Town, Haldimand Town) | $45,000 |
allow Haldimand County to develop a trail location and implementation plan to guide development of 30 kilometres of trail by 2010. |
| Chatham | Chatham Kent Cougars | $14,085 |
develop and implement instructional clinics and recreational leagues that will increase youth participation (youth 10-11 years old) and skills in football. |
| Durham | Durham Activity Centre | $9,515 |
support the hosting of the 1st annual Rocky River Cycling Festival. |
| Erin | East Wellington Advisory Group for Family Services (Formerly Information Erin) | $11,290 |
offer five one-week summer activity camps to children ages 9 to 12 years old in the communities of Rockwood and Erin. |
| Essex | Community Living Essex County (formerly Essex County Association for Community Living) | $6,085 |
enhance a weekly opportunity for persons with developmental disabilities to learn and play sports. |
| Fergus | Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health | $45,000 |
support the implementation of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph regional "In Motion" Physical Activity Plan. |
| Forest | North Lambton Community Health Centre | $20,000 |
offer an accessible, free, after school/evening physical activity program, encouraging lifestyle changes for youth ages 6-13 years in North Lambton. |
| Goderich | YMCA Goderich Huron | $27,000 |
develop and implement a physical activity strategy |
| Goderich | Huron County Health Unit | $7,500 |
develop a youth health council and implement a youth "Just Try It" recreation program |
| Guelph | Onward Willow Better Beginnings, Better Futures | $14,000 |
implement "Active Outdoors" and engage over 275 children and youth in outdoor physical activities in the Onward Willow neighbourhood in the City of Guelph. |
| Hamilton | Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Hamilton Chapter | $25,000 |
develop, promote, distribute and implement 300 adapted Yoga DVDs appropriate for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other physical limitations. |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Hammerheads Athletic Club | $27,100 |
provide an opportunity for 2,000 children in Hamilton to participate in triathlon workshops and try a triathlon or duathlon event. |
| Hamilton | Living Rock Ministries | $23,324 |
provide recreation programming for street-involved youth. |
| Hamilton | YWCA Hamilton | $13,532 |
pilot a model for physical activity programming for low income women of Chinese and South Asian origin in Hamilton. |
| Hamilton | North Hamilton Community Health Centre | $12,225 |
provide an opportunity for minority women from Afghanistan, Albania/Kosovo and Latin America to learn about and participate in physical activity opportunities in Hamilton. |
| Hamilton | Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys' And Girls' Club | $26,928 |
provide 165 children with an opportunity to participate in a variety of outdoor adventure-based recreation activities. |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Olympic Club | $3,600 |
provide an opportunity for 200 children to participate in track and field workshops. |
| Hanover | Hanover Minor Ringette | $7,108 |
support expansion of the Ringette Camp and the new Dry Land Training and Gym Ringette Program implementation. |
| Hanover | Hanover, Town of | $9,095 |
support a Community Physical Activity Needs Assessment. |
| Kitchener | Opportunities Waterloo Region | $21,000 |
complete a mapping project of youth recreation opportunities and gaps in Waterloo Region, and establish a multi-sectoral Youth Recreation Coalition to mobilize access to recreation for all children and youth |
| Kitchener | African-Canadian Association of Waterloo Region and Area | $4,000 |
implement a soccer program targeted for African children and youth in Waterloo Region |
| Kitchener | Kitchener-Waterloo Y.M.C.A. | $20,000 |
engage 40 children in physical activity programs through a "Virtual YMCA" project in a community school |
| Komoka | Country Terrace Long Term Care Home | $6,000 |
produce a 30 page instructional tool for designing and implementing health and wellness programs in Long Term Care Facilities. |
| London | Thames Valley Children's Centre | $30,000 |
hire a part-time fitness instructor to train physiotherapists and recreationists on the development of fitness programs for children and youth with disabilities. |
| London | London, City of | $22,500 |
implement a no fee physical activity and health eating program in two identified neighbourhoods in London. |
| London | Hutton House Association for Adults with Disabilities | $30,000 |
hire a coordinator to implement recreation activities and support individuals to develop personal activity plans. |
| Muncey | Chippewas of the Thames First Nation | $30,000 |
provide increased opportunities for the youth of the Chippewas on the Thames First Nation to participate in physical activity through community sport and recreation. |
| Niagara Falls | Heart Niagara | $52,940 |
implement Phase 2 of the Niagara on the Move program to increase daily activity levels targeting women and girls. |
| Norwich | WOMBA Woodstock Oxford Minor Basketball Association | $2,500 |
expand the current basketball program to include youth ages 13-15 in Woodstock. |
| Ohsweken | Aka:we Canoe Club | $10,000 |
train coaches and purchase equipment to provide a recreational canoeing program for aboriginal children, youth and adults |
| Ohsweken | Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services | $25,000 |
support a project co-ordinator and purchase of physical fitness equipment to implement a pilot program for aboriginal adults and youth. |
| Owen Sound | Grey Bruce Health Unit | $35,000 |
support the implementation of the Grey Bruce Physical Activity Plan and PLAY Grey Bruce social marketing campaign. |
| Owen Sound | Owen Sound, City of | $5,100 |
support the triathlon training program for youth and a physical activity tracking calendar for schools. |
| Port Colborne | Port Colborne Economic & Tourism Development Corporation | $22,060 |
create weekly Saturday opportunities for children 5-14 years to participate in play-as-sport. |
| Sarnia | Sarnia Riding Club Ltd. | $15,650 |
decrease barriers to participation for youth participants in programming at the Sarnia Riding Club and introduce new racquet sports/exercise programming to youth and adults. |
| Seaforth | Huron East, The Municipality of | $2,500 |
develop and implement a cardiovascular fitness program for inactive older adults. |
| Shelburne | Shelburne, Town of | $15,000 |
develop a Trails, Pedestrian and Cycling Plan for the Town of Shelburne and increase the community’s awareness of the benefits of walking and cycling for health. |
| Simcoe | Community Living Access Support Services | $38,928 |
implement a strategy for broad community use of the Virtual Room software system in communities throughout Norfolk and Haldimand Counties to increase daily physical activity levels of residents. |
| St. Thomas | Y.W.C.A. of St. Thomas | $15,000 |
encourage physical activity and leadership training through recreation and fitness opportunities to residents of Elgin County with an emphasis on children, youth, women and families. |
| Stratford | Spruce Lodge | $6,500 |
allow Spruce Lodge to purchase adapted fitness equipment for the Woodland Wellness Centre |
| Strathroy | Middlesex Community Living | $10,000 |
implement new physical activity programs for older adults with disabilities in Middlesex County. |
| Waterloo | Waterloo Sunrise Cricket Club | $8,208 |
increase participation of ethnic children and youth in the sport of cricket in Waterloo Region by enhancing the cricket coaching program |
| Waterloo | Waterloo Regional Synchronized Swimming Club | $5,000 |
implement the ACTIVE 10 project to encourage girls and young women aged 6 to 22 years to participate in the sport of synchronized swimming |
| Windsor | Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland | $13,031 |
actively engage 4,500 youth in the year long "Kids in Motion - Rotary Fitness Challenge", which will result in increased daily physical activity levels and healthier eating choices. |
| Windsor | Harmony in Action | $13,787 |
provide a physical activity program for individuals 16 years of age and older with developmental and physical disabilities. |
| Windsor | Teen Health Centre | $6,081 |
implement a new weekly physical activity programs for inactive youth 11 to 14 years of age. |
| Windsor | South West Area Recreation Guild | $36,450 |
assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive physical activity strategy for Windsor, Essex County, Chatham-Kent and Lambton County. |
| Windsor | Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County | $4,661 |
provide a bi-weekly physical activity program for girls 12 to 14 years of age for two summers. |
| Windsor | Citizen Advocacy Windsor-Essex | $18,205 |
provide physical activity opportunities for older adults in two low-income apartment buildings in Windsor |
| Windsor | Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch | $3,735 |
provide for a Cardio and Conditioning Group twice a week for adults with mental health conditions. |
| Wingham | Town and Country Support Services | $18,000 |
expand and implement seniors fitness programs in Huron County |
| Woodstock | YMCA Woodstock | $25,000 |
develop and implement an adapted recreation equipment loan program in Oxford County. |
| Woodstock | Woodstock, City of | $5,000 |
develop and implement an osteoporosis exercise and education program for older adults |
City/Town/Village |
Organization |
Grant Amount
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This project will …… |
| Toronto | Centre international de recherches d'experts consultants juridiques indépendants (CIRECJI) | $21,182 | assist the organization to increase physical activity levels among French speaking immigrants in Scarborough by hosting information sessions and establishing 3 walking clubs and 3 aerobic dance clubs. |
| Christian Island | Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation | $26,900 |
provide new physical activity and sport programming for children and youth and increase volunteerism. |
| Milton | Conservation Halton | $39,390 |
to increase participation in physical activity for residents in Halton through the development and implementation of a community wide walking campaign and the production of a trail guidebook. |
| Toronto | Dixon Hall | $7,406 |
provide 40 youth and 10 youth leaders with the equipment necessary in order to increase cricket playing in the Regent Park area. |
| Toronto | Dixon Hall | $5,774 |
provide those who are marginally housed or homeless with the opportunity to join in physical and health promotion activities. |
| Toronto | Family Service Association of Toronto | $30,000 |
create the "Building positive pathways" program, a physical activity plan for youth. |
| Toronto | Gilda's Club Greater Toronto | $48,000 |
Create and implement the Activate My Recovery program for cancer survivors. |
| Huntsville | Huntsville, Town of | $7,300 |
create new programs of Disc Golf and learn to canoe camps for youth. |
| Toronto | LAMP Community Health Centre | $54,000 |
develop the PACE project, a physical activity program for teens. |
| Toronto | Midaynta Community Services (Midaynta Association of Somali Service Agencies - Metro Toronto) | $29,904 |
create the "Older, Stronger, Fitter" program, a physical activity program for older Ontarians. |
| Newmarket | Newmarket, Corporation of the Town of | $127,651 |
create the Skateboard Certification Program (SCP) framework for programming, participant skills teaching, instructor training, and instructor/coach certification for the sport of skateboarding. |
| North York | North York Seniors Centre | $50,350 |
create the Fitness for Mature Adults program, a physical activity program for older Ontarians. |
| Toronto | Ogaden Somali Community Association of Ontario | $20,000 |
create the Ogaden Youth Basketball Program, a physical activity program for young Ontarians. |
| Toronto | Ontario March of Dimes | $13,632 |
create the "Conductive Education Recreation" pilot project, a physical activity program for people with neuro-motor disabilities. |
| Pickering | Pickering Soccer Club Inc. | $16,562 |
assist with the costs of delivering the "All Kids Play" soccer access program for children and youth in the City of Pickering. |
| Mississauga | Portuguese Cultural Centre of Mississauga | $17,724 |
assist the organization to deliver a soccer program for children and youth. |
| Toronto | Regroupement des femmes immigrantes francophones (REFIF) | $20,592 |
assist the organization to provide recreational programs for French speaking seniors from ethno-cultural communities within the greater Toronto area. |
| Toronto | Scadding Court Community Centre | $24,000 |
provide children and youth the opportunity to experience sports that they would not otherwise be able to access due to their socio-economic status and the lack of inner-city programs and resources. |
| Mississauga | Shromani Sikh Sangat | $48,210 |
assist the organization to purchase fitness equipment and provide physical activity classes. |
| Midhurst | Springwater, Corporation of the Township of | $7,575 |
"This project will allow the Township of Springwater to conduct a series of after school physical activity and fitness programs for children in 4 public schools across the municipality." |
| Markham | Toronto Children's Breakfast Club | $58,573 |
help create the "Two Wheel Drive" program, a pilot project that allows at risk youth access to sports equipment. |
| Toronto | Toronto Community and Culture Centre | $50,000 |
create the "Moving for Health in Community" project, a physical activity program for youth and seniors that will increase youth and senior participation skills in traditional chinese dance. |
| Toronto | Toronto, City of | $236,775 |
provide children and youth from the 13 priority neighbourhoods with physical activity workshops as well as provide city wide initiatives to promote inproved physical health for all Torontonians. |
| Toronto | United Cultural and Community Services | $38,500 |
create 'Character Through Sports', a physical activity program for youth. |
| Hawkesbury | 100% Actifs | $20,000 |
develop new sports and recreation after-school activities for 880 disadvantaged and at risk Francophone youth between the ages of 10 and 12 from low-income families in the greater Hawkesbury area. |
| Williamstown | Air Gliders Trampoline Club | $9,500 |
increase the number of trampoline classes and the number of children and youth participating in the Club's activities. |
| Arnprior | Arnprior, Town of | $9,000 |
develop an after school physical activity program for children and youth. |
| Trenton | At The Crossroads | $11000 |
purchase equipment, gym and training space to develop coaches and implement sport activities including basketball and volleyball programs for Youth at Risk in the Quinte and surrounding area. |
| Brighton | Brighton Dragon Boat Club | $12,036 |
provide equipment and access to Dragon Boating, by developing coaches and implementing paddling workshops and events, to increase physical activity for participants of all ages and especially cancer survivors, seniors, and persons with disabilities. |
| Brockville | Brockville and Area YMCA | $19,451 |
assist the Brockville and Area YMCA with the delivery of three new programs for area children in the Brockville area. |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Community Association | $10,013 |
support the planning and development of new programming in the rural community of Cardiff (Haliburton County). |
| Brockville | Community & Primary Health Care-Lanark, Leeds & Grenville (formerly VON, Leeds & Grenville Branch) | $11,638 |
allow Community & Primary Health Care-Lanark, Leeds & Grenville to expand its SMART (Seniors Managing Active Roles Together) Program to four new communities in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties. |
| Kingston | Community Response to Neighbourhood Concerns (CRNC) | $17929 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for children and youth from low-income families, including youth at risk in the Rideau Heights neighbourhood of Kingston. |
| St. Eugene | East Hawkesbury, Township of | $15,000 |
will develop a series of new sports and recreation activities for 3 rural areas of the Township of East Hawkesbury for children and youth and their families. |
| Kingston | Extend-A-Family Kingston | $15,379 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for children and adults with a disability, including children with autism. |
| Kingston | Girls Incorporated of Limestone, Algonquin and Lakeshore | $29,569 |
provide affordable and accessible sport and physical activity programming for young girls in the Greater City of Kingston, County of Prince Edward, combined Counties of Hastings-Lennox-Addington and Central Frontenac. |
| Ottawa | Gloucester Recreation Development Organization | $16,644 | provide low-cost recreational sport skill development programs to low income communities for children 4 to 14 years of ages. |
| Cornwall | La Maison des Jeunes de Cornwall/Cornwall Youth Centre Inc. | $12,000 |
develop a series of monthly sports and recreation activity days for the low-income disadvantaged youth between the ages of 9 and 18 and their families in the greater Cornwall area. |
| Merrickville | Merrickville-Wolford, Village of | $4,570 |
support a series of summer programs for children from low income families in the Village of Merrickville-Wolford. |
| Ottawa | Orleans Youth Resource Centre/Centre de ressources des jeunes d'Orleans | $15,000 |
develop and implement a new bilingual physical activity program for youth between the ages of 12 and 18 in the Orleans area (Ottawa East). |
| Dunrobin | Ottawa River Canoe Club | $8,728 |
provide the opportunity for persons with a disability to participate and develop canoe paddling skills in specially adapted canoes. |
| Ottawa | Ottawa Titans Water Polo Association | $15,500 |
provide a water polo house league program throughout the City of Ottawa for high school and community based youth ages 14 to 18 years. |
| Ottawa | Patro d'Ottawa | $12,000 |
offer a new and specialized soccer and basketball program to 120 disadvantaged low-income ethno cultural Francophone children and youth under 18 residing in the lower town area of Ottawa. |
| Pembroke | Phoenix Centre for Children & Families | $19,500 |
connect children and youth from low-income families in rural areas of Renfrew County with organized sport programs. |
| Kingston | Salvation Army Rideau Heights Community and Family Services (Kingston), The | $9,523 |
develop new physical activity programs for low income teens, children and adults, women and seniors. |
| Peterborough | Trent University Department of Athletics and Recreation | $10,000 |
support the implementation of Sports Camp day trips to Trent University for elementary students in Peterborough County in May and June 2008. |
| Ottawa | University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, Schoo |
