News release

Cape Breton Region Receives Recreation Funding

Health and Wellness

NOTE: A list of investments awarded in the Cape Breton region follows this release.


The province is awarding nine grants, totaling $349,650 under the Recreation Facility Development Program, to help improve and upgrade recreation facilities in the Cape Breton region.

"Supporting organizations and recreation facilities encourages Nova Scotians to lead healthier, more physically active lives and is another way that government provides better health care for families," said Department of Health and Wellness ministerial assistant Gary Ramey. "We are providing $2.47-million for more than 70 projects across the province that will help families have fun, while getting fit."

Under the Recreation Facility Development Program, the grants will be used to renovate facilities, develop and maintain walking trails, and build and upgrade various fields and buildings used for sport and recreation.

The program helps community groups, municipalities and other not-for-profit organizations develop facilities to increase public participation in sport and physical recreation.


Investments in the Cape Breton region are:

  • Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities: construct skateboard facility, $35,000
  • Track and Field Association of Cape Breton: upgrades to field, $40,000
  • Ceilidh Coastal Trail Association: renovate Ceilidh Coastal Trail, $18,000
  • Inverness County Trails Federation: bridge remediation, $20,000
  • Municipality of Richmond County - Richmond Arena: upgrades to arena, $150,000 over two years
  • Neil's Harbour/New Haven Development Association: develop community recreation park, $16,650
  • New Waterford Baseball Association: construct outdoor gym, $10,000
  • Southend Community Centre: upgrade Southend Community Centre, $40,000
  • Judique Flyer Trail Association: install trail surface, $20,000