More than $140,000 will be allocated to community groups in Moose Jaw as part of this year’s Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program.
Saskatchewan Lotteries provides funding to Moose Jaw every year for the development of recreation, sport and cultural programs in the community, according to a city council report.
Each year organizations are invited to submit applications to access this funding. The deadline was Nov. 30, 2019, for programs occurring between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
This year’s allocation is $134,882, plus $5,416.10 from previous years, for a total of $140,297.80 for the 2020-21 grant year.
During its Feb. 24 regular meeting, city council unanimously approved the applications for the community grant funding program.
Funding distribution
Special events
The following organizations received funding to host events:
- Saskatchewan Shuffleboard Association (floor shuffleboard tournament): $375
- Saskatchewan Shuffleboard Association (team floor tournament): $325
- Curl Moose Jaw (wheelchair curling championship): $1,400
- Moose Jaw Rugby (West Canadian University 7s tournament): $1,500
- Moose Jaw Rugby (community 7s tournament): $450
- Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival: $5,380
- Control Jiu Jitsu (provincial grappling championship): $600
- Moose Jaw Minor Baseball Association (provincials): $1,058.20
- Saskatchewan Festival of Words: $900
- New Southern Plains Métis Local No. 160 (bison Métis festival): $300
- Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre (mini polkafest): $250
- Hillcrest Golf Club (Women Fore Women tournament): $150
- Moose Jaw Music Festival: $500
- Sask. Festival of Words (LitCon): $300
Total: $13,488.20
Level 1 funding groups
- Community Association Directorate (playground program): $20,000
- Community Association Directorate (youth activity centres): $5,000
- Community Association Directorate (recreation guides): $3,000
- Minor ice organizations (winter extension program): $15,000
- Sunningdale/VLA West Park Community Association (community and holiday skates): $4,000
- Community Association Directorate (bicycle recycle/sports equipment library): $2,500
- Community Association Directorate (free teen swim/youth activity nights): $9,000
- Community Association Directorate (free family and public swims): $9,000
- Community Association Directorate (free skates): $2,500
- South Hill Community Association (open shinny program): $1,195
- Northwest Community Association (free turf time): $3,500
- Wakamow Valley Authority (Winterfest): $2,250
- Wakamow Valley Authority (horse-drawn wagon rides): $650
Total: $77,595
Level 2 to 4 funding groups
- Minor baseball (U-21 division start-up): $900
- Community Association Directorate (Kindergym): $1,000
- Rugby (senior and junior programs): $1,650
- Festival of Words (Writers in School): $1,500
- Pickleball Moose Jaw (learn to play): $1,250
- Community Association Directorate (school break special events): $1,000
- Minor baseball (expending U-18 division): $450
Total: $7,750
Level 5 funding groups
- Saskatchewan Rugby Union (mini rugby): $250
- Hillcrest Golf Club (junior program): $250
- Sunningdale/VLA West Park Community Association (stairs boot camp): $250
- Minor baseball (rally cap): $250
Total: $1,000
Targeted groups
- Both seniors’ groups: $26,976.40
- Special Olympics: $3,750
- Rugby (junior girls rugby): $1,500
- Rugby (senior women’s rugby): $1,000
- Community Association Directorate (55-plus fitness): $700
- Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (Creatability): $2,200
- Wakamow Valley Authority (disc golf summer camp): $1,838.20
- Northwest Community Association (women’s only swim): $700
- Northwest Community Association (pickleball): $1,100
- Northwest Community Association (newcomers swim lessons): $500
- Hillcrest Golf Course (silver social): $200
Total: $40,464.60
The next regular council meeting is Monday, March 9.
