Twenty-one nonprofit groups in Northeast B.C. received close to $475,000 in community gaming grants this year to help develop their arts, culture, and sport programs.
Organizations approved for funding include:
Arts & Culture
- South Peace Art Society - $50,900
- North Peace Historical Society - $20,000
- Hudson's Hope Historical Society - $12,400
- Dawson Creek and District Band Association - $8,000
- Peace-Liard Regional Arts Council - $7,700
- Community Arts Council of Fort St. John - $5,000
Sports
- Dawson Creek Minor Hockey Association - $52,000
- Fort St. John Figure Skating Club - $40,000
- Dawson Creek Seals Swim Club - $39,600
- Mile Zero Figure Skating Club - $38,000
- Fort St. John Soccer Club - $35,000
- Dawson Creek Curling Club - $32,600
- North Peace Gymnastics Association - $30,000
- Fort St. John Inconnu Swim Club - $26,000
- Mile 300 Figure Skating Club - $17,500
- Dawson Creek Senior Hockey Association - $15,000
- Fort St. John Huskies JR B Hockey Club - $15,000
- Peace Passage Skating Club - $12,500
- Special Olympics British Columbia Society (Dawson Creek) - $7,000
- Dawson Creek Speed Skating Club - $6,900
- Dawson Creek Wildcats Basketball Club - $3,500
In a news release Thursday, the province says 46 nonprofits in northern B.C. received $1.3 million grants this year.
Another 83 sports groups in the north received more than $2 million, according to the province.
