Winnipeg, MB – Fifteen City-owned community centres will receive funding for renovations through the City of Winnipeg’s Community Centre Renovation Grant (CCRG) program.
“Community centres play an important role in building healthy communities, and it’s essential to keep them accessible, upgraded, and safe,” said Councillor Sherri Rollins, Chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks. “I’m proud to support this initiative that maintains our existing assets and helps strengthen communities.”
The community centres receiving grants are:
- Chalmers
- Norberry-Glenlee
- North Kildonan
- Notre Dame
- Park City West
- Ralph Brown
- Red River
- Riverview
- South Transcona
- South Winnipeg
- Sturgeon Heights
- Westdale
- Whyte Ridge
- Windsor
- Woodhaven Park
The CCRG program received 15 applications requesting a total of $1,155,999.88 during the fall 2019 intake period, all of which were approved.
The program ensures that City-owned, board-run community centres can access much-needed assistance required to complete facility repairs, upgrades, retrofits, safety improvements, and renovation projects. The grant allows them the ability to set programming priorities.
The program has two intake periods each year: a spring intake in March and a fall intake in October. October 2019 was the sixteenth application period for the program. Since the program’s inception in 2012, the City has invested $7,662,885.28 towards 180 community centre applications for renovations across the city.
Information regarding the CCRG Program, including how community centres can apply, can be found at City of Winnipeg – Community Centres.