The following projects were approved at our latest Local Initiatives Funding meeting June 8, 2010:
· Tagged Fishing Derby $2,500
(Dryden Ice Dogs to host fishing derby weekend of July 31.)
· Baseball Dugouts $ 2,500
(Ignace Recreation Department building 4 dugouts.)
· Turnout Gear Storage System $2,000
(Machin Firefighters Association to install gear storage system.)
· Community Garden $5,000
(Mary Berglund Com. Health Centre taking the lead in building a Community Garden.)
· National Windsurfing Championships $4,000
(Dryden Marketing Association marketing the event nationwide.)
· Locavore Box $ 700
(Cloverbelt Country Farmer’s Market offering pilot project of local food boxes.)
· Cooperative Study $2,500
(Kenora District Soil & Crop Improvement Association needs to find out how a producer/consumer cooperative model would be viable in the region.)
· Aboriginal Day Event $2,500
(Elders Group at Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation hosting evening event.)
· Roy Prevost Video Conf. Seminar $ 425
(PACE offering free of charge video conferencing seminar on Turbo Charging Your Business.)
Total $22,125
***The next intake deadline for LIF applications is August 27th, 2010. Please contact the Community Development Coordinator, Calista, for any assistance or concerns. Call 807.221.3293 or email .
Local Initiatives Funding program fosters economic development and capacity building within our region. Our guidelines and application are available online.
