Seven non-profit organizations across the Tri-Cities have pulled in more than $170,000 in funding through community gaming grants.
The money, which will support everything from local search and rescue volunteers to youth justice programs and salmon restoration efforts, was announced Tuesday as part of an $11-million package.
"This funding ensures community organizations can continue to provide programming to enhance public safety through emergency programs like search and rescue, and to steward and preserve our ecosystems for generations to come,” said minister of municipal affairs Josie Osborne, in a written statement.
Community gaming grants provide approximately $140 million each year to support nearly 5,000 non-profit organizations across British Columbia.
Of the seven organizations that received money this year in the Tri-Cities, five were based in Coquitlam. They include:
- Coquitlam Search and Rescue Society ($10,500)
- Canadian Ski Patrol System - Greater Vancouver Zone ($27,000)
- Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) Society ($60,000)
- Rivershed Society of British Columbia ($25,000)
- Coquitlam Green Bricks Education Society ($23,600)
In Port Coquitlam, Coastal Partners in Conservation Society received $20,000 in funding, and in Port Moody, the Tri-Cities Off Road Cycling Association — which claims to build “world-class, sustainable mountain bike trails in Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam” — was given $5,500.
