Winnipeg, MB – Mayor Brian Bowman announced today that eight City-owned community centres will receive funding for renovations.
The Community Centre Renovation Grant (CCRG) Program received and approved eight applications from the Fall 2017 intake period for a combined total of $296,191 in grant funding. Since the program’s inception, the City has invested $5,172,566 into 129 different community centre applications for renovations across the city.
“Community centres are important meeting places for sports and events in our community,” said Mayor Brian Bowman. “I’m pleased to see continued support of our community centres through the City of Winnipeg’s Community Centre Renovation Grant. This grant will assist in making important improvements and upgrades so community centres across Winnipeg can continue to be key gathering places now and into the future.”
The Community Centres receiving grants are:
| Archwood | Maples | Red River |
| Riverview | South Transcona | St. Norbert |
| Westdale | Winakwa |
The CCRG Program was adopted by Council in 2012. The program ensures that City-owned, board-run community centres can access the much-needed assistance required to complete facility repairs and allow them the ability to set programming priorities.
The program provides up to $965,000 in total annual funding for community centres to access in support of repairs, upgrades, retrofits, safety improvements and renovation projects. Each community centre applicant is eligible for 100 per cent support of project costs to a maximum of $50,000 per project per calendar year.
The program has two intake periods each year: spring intake in March and fall intake in October. Fall 2017 is the twelfth application period for the program.
Information regarding the CCRG Program, including how community centres can apply, can be found at City of Winnipeg – Community Centres.