PRINCE RUPERT – New Democrat MLA Jennifer Rice is welcoming $197,000 to benefit nine sport, arts, and culture organizations in North Coast.

“The organizations benefiting from this funding all do important work bringing our communities together,” said MLA Rice. “I’m really pleased that we can offer them this support.”

The funding is being provided through the Community Gaming Grants program and is benefiting seven arts and culture organizations and two community sports organizations in Prince Rupert, Bella Coola, and Haida Gwaii. View a full list of provincial arts and culture recipients here, and sport recipients here.

In 2019-20, the Community Gaming Grants program is distributing approximately $18.3 million to 700 not-for-profit organizations across the province to support visual and performing arts, literature, festivals, and Indigenous and cultural programs for people of all ages.

The grants program is also distributing approximately $27 million to more than 800 community-based sports organizations for programs such as soccer, swimming, hockey, biking, martial arts, skiing and Special Olympics.

Learn More: https://news.gov.bc.ca/20956