City hall plans to issue nearly $150,000 to 52 groups this year through the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program, which focuses on developing recreation, sport and culture programs.
During its Feb. 27 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to approve the grant program allocations and authorize the parks and recreation department to administer and re-allocate the program funds on a case-by-case basis using approved policy guidelines.
Saskatchewan Lotteries is making available $148,250.75 for groups and programs in Moose Jaw for the 2023-24 grant year. Programs must occur from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 to be eligible for funding.
All organizations receiving money must submit a follow-up report from their event or activity to receive 100 per cent of the funding.
The funding is divided into three branches to assist different groups: $13,488 for special events hosting, $40,464.60 for target populations (seniors, women, Aboriginal people) and $94,297.95 for base grants.
Special events
The following groups received funding for special events:
- Sask. Shuffleboard Association, individual floor shuffleboard tournament from Sept. 11-14, $400
- Curl Moose Jaw Inc. for wheelchair championships from March 24-30, $1,900
- Moose Jaw Dog Club for regional agility trials from June 9-11, $1,700
- Sask. Shuffleboard Association, team shuffleboard tournament May 29-31, $200
- Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival, May 15-28, $1,000
- Girls’ Fastball Association, U15AAA provincials from July 14-16, $825
- Thunder Creek Volleyball Club, tournaments in December, January, February and March, $750
- Senior Ladies Fastball, provincials July 28-30, $750
- Hillcrest Golf Club, provincial championships Aug. 24-26, $600
- Rugby Club, winter tournament March 2024, $600
- Girls’ Fastball Association, U15B, U13, U11 and U9 tournaments, $750
- Control Jiu Jitsu provincial championships, fall 2023/spring 2024, $600
- Festival of Words, July 13-16, $750
- Kinsmen Flying Fins provincial meet March 17-19, 2024, $750
- Kinsmen Flying Fins Mike Mintenko Summerfest meet, June 17-18, 2023, $750
- Festival of Dance Association, Dance Inspirations May 3-7, $581.60
- Music Festival Association, March 21 to April 2, $581.60
- Total: $13,488
Target populations (seniors)
The following seniors’ groups received funding for being target populations:
- Moose Jaw and District Seniors Association Inc., activities, $16,215.59
- Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre Inc., activities, $10,760.81
- Total: $26,976.40
Target populations (others)
The following groups received funding for being target populations:
- Community Association Directorate (55-plus fitness classes), $600
- Moose Jaw Families for Change Inc. (Imagine Inclusive Program), $2,600
- Lawn Bowling Club (senior Tuesdays), $250
- Lawn Bowling Club (Diversified Services Lawn Bowling Program), $250
- Museum and Art Gallery (CreateABILITIES), $2,600
- Special Olympics Saskatchewan, $2,600
- Rugby Club (women’s program), $600
- Festival of Words (indigenous writers at powwow), $600
- North West Community Association (multicultural swimming (women and children only swim) and water safety), $788.20
- Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association (Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities), $2,600
- Total: $13,488.20
Base grants
The following groups received funding as part of base grants:
- Community Association Directorate, free swim, skate and turf times, $25,000
- Community Association Directorate, summer youth programs, $26,000
- Community Association Directorate, notoriously active marketing, $5,000
- Community Association Directorate, sports equipment vault, $2,500
- Community Association Directorate, outdoor winter programs, $1,500
- Community Association Directorate, drop-in sports nights at Yara Centre and outdoor spaces, $1,100
- Minor ice arena organizations, winter extension program, $14,000
- Sunningdale Community Association, Winterfest 2024, $800
- Wakamow Valley Authority, Winterfest, $2,117.95
- Wakamow Valley Authority, disc golf summer camp, $2,000
- Wakamow Valley Authority, winter wagon rides, $600
- Lawn Bowling Club, learn to play on May 22-23 and July 1, $500
- Lawn Bowling Club, learn to play National Bowls Day on June 3, $250
- Community Association Directorate, kindergym, $2,000
- Kinsmen Flying Fins, recruitment camp, $1,000
- Kinsmen Flying Fins, development camp, $250
- Kinsmen Flying Fins, adult program, $250
- Rugby Club, mini-rugby, $953
- Rugby Club, U14 introduction classes, $1,039
- Rugby Club, senior co-ed, $2,088
- Pickleball Moose Jaw, learn to play, $2,475
- Festival of Words, LitCon February 2024, $1,000
- Festival of Words, writers in schools, $1,875
- Total: $94,297.95
The next regular council meeting is Monday, March 13.
