2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund ... · 2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (OSRCF) Provincial Projects . A table of successful applicants.

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2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (OSRCF) Provincial Projects

A table of successful applicants. Each row is a different project and contains the following

information: municipality, organization, grant amount, project title, and project description.

Organization Grant Amount Project Title Project Description

Active Healthy Kids Canada

$50,000

The Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children: Ontario's Knowledge to Action Plan

This project will develop a series of knowledge products based on the results of the Global Summit (May 2014) and foster information exchange and distribution to increase and enhance opportunities for Ontario children and youth to participate in quality sport and recreation.

Alzheimer Society of Ontario

$317,000 Minds in Motion

This project will implement the Minds in Motion (MiM) program across Ontario. MiM is a program for persons with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners; it is an eight week program which is delivered by local Alzheimer Societies, in partnership with municipal recreation departments, Older Adult Centres or similar community-centres. The project will expand the program to 12 more communities across Ontario.

CAAWS $140,000 Building a Foundation of Physical Literacy for Ontario Women 55-70+

This project will aim at skills development for 1,000 women 55-70+, providing a fun and age-appropriate environment where women can learn fundamental movement skills, try out a variety of sports and physical activities, and have the opportunity to join a program they can participate in regularly.

FitSpirit / Fillactive $175,000 FitClub

This project will expand the FitClub program across the GTA and target new regions throughout the province, engaging 5,500 participants in the process. This will include expansion into Ottawa, as well as two rural communities in the north and west, which will be reached through the newly developed self-managed remote program.

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Freestyle Skiing Ontario

$200,000 FUNdamentals Skiing Project

This project will merge existing infrastructure and ski programming offered through Freestyle Skiing Ontario (FSO) and Alpine Ontario Association (AOA) and create a superior ski program for young Ontario skiers. In total, the project will create nearly 2,000 opportunities for participation.

Golf Association of Ontario

$100,845 She Swings She Scores This project will provide over 5,700 girls aged 6-12 a chance to switch up their hockey sticks for golf clubs and learn a new sport with their teammates.

Hike Ontario $65,200 Seniors' Hike Initiative

This project will offer the Safe Hikers and Certified Hike Leaders program once a year each during the two year grant period and train seniors to hike safely. The project will help to create 75 qualified leaders while engaging 675 new participants.

Hockey Development Centre for Ontario

$80,000 CanSkate for Hockey

This project will help HDCO to develop a partnership with Skate Ontario in order to deliver a quality skating skills program to 750 of our young hockey players (ages 5-10) at practice.

Kidney Foundation of Canada

$188,000 Active Living for Life

This project will develop, implement and evaluate a community-based active living program to increase rates of physical activity and exercise, and decrease barriers to physical activity among 250 individuals living with kidney disease.

Motivate Canada $215,000 Motivate Canada Physical Literacy for Females Project

Through community action projects, led by trained female youth leaders known as Community Champions, 435 young women and girls will be provided with opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity that is safe, inclusive and fun.

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Ontario Basketball $85,500 Mega Hoops Active Start

This project will recruit and train 200 Community Coaches in Fundamental Movement Skills, develop an Active Start curriculum aligned with Canadian Sport for Life, and fund programs in traditionally underserved communities for children under the age of six.

Ontario Blind Sports Association

$44,600 OBSA Sports Day Tour

This project will engage 8 communities across Ontario to provide unique sport programs for youth with a visual impairment and will leave a legacy in the communities through trained sports leaders and specialized blind-sports equipment.

Ontario Fencing Association

$31,794 Fence-Fit 2015

This project will allow for the creation of a standardized curriculum for Active Start and Fundamentals for various age groups using the principles of Fundamental Movement Skills to ensure that they have the proper grounding in physical literacy. It will also create 34 jobs, which will continue to exist following the conclusion of the project.

Ontario Lung Assocation

$103,900

Fitness for Breath (A Community-Based Exercise Maintenance Program for People Living with Chronic Lung Disease)

This project will develop, implement and evaluate an innovative program model for exercise maintenance for 200 people living with chronic lung disease; in partnership with community-based fitness centres and with the support of pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

Ontario Sailing Association

$108,000 Get on the Water Program

This project will implement the Get on the Water Program - a first contact program for sailing and rowing programs aimed at all ages in CS4L stages 1-3 and 7, that offers high quality instruction and mentorship to 2,000 new participants in communities throughout Ontario.

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Parks & Recreation Ontario (PRO)

$135,161 PRO / CS4L Plan (Physical Literacy Activity Now)

This project will engage up to 500 community sport and recreation service providers across the four regions of Ontario over a two-year period to further embed physical literacy in more programs for children and youth.

The Centre for Healthy Development through Sport and Physical Activity at Brock University

$164,000 Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth Research Project

This project will evaluate the use of the Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth (PLAY) Tools which are meant to improve our population's level of physical literacy. Directed at individuals aged seven and up, the PLAY Tools determine gaps in physical literacy development.

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2014-15 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (OSRCF) Local/Regional Projects

CENTRAL REGION



Municipality Organization Grant

Amount Project Title Project Description

Whitby Abilities Centre $43,926 Igniting Fitness Possibilities For Children and Youth of All Abilities

This project will engage 96 youth participants with and without disabilities in setting physical activity and fitness goals, building personal literacy in healthy living, and developing the skills, confidence, and networks to sustain their ongoing participation in community-based fitness and physical activity/sports programs.

Hanmer Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ajax Pickering

$105,800 Power Play - Mentorship Through Sport

This project will increase the availability of accessible, positive sports and recreational activities for 510 marginalized children and youth. These activities will be designed to develop fundamental movement and decision-making skills among participants.

Oakville Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

$44,208 Big Fitness

This project will increase participation in sport and recreation activities for 150 children and youth from low income families in the Halton area and create new resources to facilitate access.

Aurora Big Brothers Big Sisters of York

$77,155 Play Great Recreational Mentoring

This project will launch a new physical literacy program, in partnership with Seneca College and Sport Aurora, to address physical inactivity in 915 children and youth ages 8 to 12.

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North York Black Creek Community Health Centre

$105,481 Healthy People Healthy Communities

This project will provide physical activity programming at four locations for older adults, women and ethno-specific immigrant groups, which will include information sessions, activities, healthy cooking workshops, stress reduction, falls prevention and chronic disease management. These programs will promote physical literacy and decrease barriers, creating over 4,500 participation opportunities.

Toronto Christie Refugee Welcome Centre

$23,741 After-School Fitness Program for Refugee Children

This project will provide 200+ refugee children the opportunity to develop fundamental movement skills and to learn about and participate in different sports. This project will also build leadership skills within the community and introduce families living in the shelter to the importance of and the fun in physical activity.

Barrie City of Barrie $32,276 Barrie Active for Life

This project will build the City of Barrie's capacity to increase participation and better serve adults, older adults and seniors by offering new fitness, aquatics and dance programming, purchase new equipment, train staff and increase outreach and marketing targeted to this demographic. The project will also feature the training of 100 new qualified leaders.

Mississauga City of Mississauga $154,769 Play in the Park

This project will enable the City to implement a "Play in the Park" program to provide 24 accessible summer physical activity opportunities for 1,680 children in Mississauga, giving them the opportunity to increase active play and develop fundamental movement skills in a safe environment.

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Woodbridge City of Vaughan $11,068 Youth Summer Leadership Program

This project will develop and offer a new Summer Youth Leadership Program to teach physical literacy skills and the value of participation in sports for a healthy lifestyle to 160 Vaughan youth, and to empower them to teach their peers and take up sport leadership roles.

Toronto COSTI Immigrant Services

$87,693 Active Health Kids & Youth

This project will train 120 youth in the areas of leadership and physical literacy to provide recreation activities to 240 children with and without disabilities. The project will run for a total of 40 weeks providing service to 12 groups of 20 in 10 week sessions per group.

Thornhill Education Arts Canada $169,500 JiggiJump@OSC: Participate • Educate • Motivate

This project will develop a new JiggiJump Stage at the Ontario Science Centre, offering a newly designed vigorous physical activity program for 125,000 visiting school children. Additionally, by visiting the Human Edge exhibition at the Centre, parents and children will have the opportunity to engage in a physical literacy learning experience.

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King Speed Skating Club

$15,488 Get Fit! Have Fun! Speed Skate for Life!

This project will add new practice and training time to build King Speed Skating Club's capacity and encourage physical literacy by teaching the fundamentals of speed skating to 40 new participants.

Toronto Polycultural Immigrant & Community Services

$22,897 'Let's Move & Groove, Sheridan'

This project will provide exciting opportunities for ethnic communities in Mississauga to develop physical literacy skills and interest in community sport, recreation and dance. In addition to dance class participation, 60 trainers will participate in workshops to promote and teach dance to students. The program is designed to align with CS4L Stages 1, 2, 3 & 7.

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Peterborough Regional Municipality of York

$120,000

York Region Active Transportation Strategy - Increasing Cycling Physical Literacy and Promoting a Culture of Active Living For Life.

This project will promote the sport of cycling for active transportation by hosting the first York Regional Bike Summit and teach cycling physical literacy skills by offering Kids Safe Cycling to 2,000 elementary school children and Junior Cycling Instructor skills and safety training to secondary and post-secondary school students. The project's aim is to reach 50,000 participants.

Etobicoke Rexdale Community Health Centre

$68,527 Fit For Life (F4L)

This project will promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle by encouraging and teaching 210 youth to become more active in sport and recreation by reducing barriers and increasing access to recreational opportunities in low income neighbourhoods.

Toronto Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre

$21,573 Fit 4 Life

This project will engage approximately 30 low-income older/senior women in gentle fitness sessions and knowledge building workshops to increase participation in recreation and physical literacy.

Toronto Scadding Court Community Centre

$49,159 Healthy Foundations

This project will plan, implement and evaluate the Healthy Foundations curriculum (to be implemented for a full year at three different sites) and the training of the early years staff to implement new physical activity components into two well-established and successful programs. Relevant staff will be trained, a toolkit will be created for future use, and 240 participants will be engaged.

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Toronto SPORT4ONTARIO $34,468 Sport4All Youth Empowerment Project

This project will develop a youth advisory council, offer education and training workshops, host a youth summit promoting youth engagement in sport, and create over 200 opportunities for participation. The project's goal is to make sport, physical activity, and healthy living accessible for youth in the Greater Toronto Area.

Toronto St. Christopher House $13,869 The Youth Apprentice Coaches Project

This project will recruit and train 10 youth to become apprentice coaches to plan and provide sport and recreation activities for 150 children between the ages of 6 to 12 in the west end of downtown Toronto.

Toronto Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation

$71,400 TIRF Mini & Girls Rugby Project

This two year project will increase participation in rugby by 320 children aged 6 to 12 years and 200 girls aged 13 to 19 years. Participants will learn fundamental movement skills and sport skills including agility, balance, coordination, and speed.

Hanmer Town of Ajax $33,716 Viva Pan Am Ajax – Pan Am-Bassadors Program

This project will create a full volunteer management program for the Town of Ajax in order to manage the 400-500 volunteers required to deliver the baseball and softball events for the Toronto Pan Am Games in 2015.

Orillia Town of Penetanguishene

$12,970 PLAY IN PENETANG

The project will enable the City of Penetanguishene to hire two project leaders to develop and deliver a variety of recreational summer programs to 300 of the city's under-served youth. Programs include yoga, Pilates, Zumba, skateboarding, beach volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball, dance styles, hiking, swimming and outdoor adventure.

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Bracebridge Township of Muskoka Lakes

$23,250 Active Stronger Community Project

This project will implement the 2013 Strategy and Action Plan by building community capacity, increasing local engagement in sports and physical activity, and aligning the municipality's programming with the Canadian Sport for Life Framework. The project will create new tools and resources, engage 150 volunteers and better equip the Township to support community groups in developing new programs based on local needs.

Scarborough Variety Village $84,567 The Centre for Inclusive Sport Development (CISD)

This project will address the low activity rate of at least 80 children living with a disability in Toronto by removing financial, recruitment and transportation barriers for participants to learn physical literacy skills in an accessible, barrier free environment.

Mississauga Volunteer Mississauga Brampton Caledon (Volunteer MBC)

$19,434 Board Boot Camp

This project will enable 405 sport volunteers from 92 sport groups in Mississauga to participate in Board governance workshops to increase their capacity to deliver high quality programs. An online training tutorial will be developed to further increase access to the training and all workshop materials will be posted online and broadly shared with community groups.

North York York Mavericks Water Polo Club

$19,448 Summer BASE (Basic Aquatic Sport Education) Camp

This project will enable children (ages 6-12) to develop fundamental movements and aquatic sport skills by providing affordable introduction to water polo sessions and provide training to youth to enable them to run clinics for day camps, weekly sessions and water polo games for the community.

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Scarborough YouthLink $25,914

YouthLink Ages Project - Connecting Generations through Sports and Recreation

This project will offer 96 youth and seniors the opportunity to participate in six, 8-week intergenerational badminton sessions together. Additionally, the project will build capacity by having two youth workers and up to 9 volunteers from both target groups (seniors and youth) receive training in first aid, fundamental movement skills, and NCCP Level 2 Technical Training with Badminton application.

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EAST REGION





Ottawa Assunnah Muslim Association

$74,996 South Ottawa Fitness Initiative

This project will support a two year initiative to deliver various inclusive fitness opportunities to 1,700 children, youth, women and seniors in South Ottawa's ethnic community. The project will also create three part-time jobs and train and develop 20 volunteers.

Ottawa Britannia Woods Community House

$24,864 Physical Lifestyle Activities and Education (PLAE)

This project will teach basketball and soccer to 120 disadvantaged children and youth. Additionally, two program leaders will be hired and seven leaders will undertake Fundamental Skills Training.

Brockville Brockville and Area YMCA

$54,522 "Y on the Fly"

This project two year project will offer recreational activities to children ages 4-12 and seniors in five nearby rural communities, which will remove barriers to participation such as transportation.

Ottawa Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

$28,250

Club Excellence – Building a Network of Healthy, Strong and Sustainable Sport Clubs and Sport Organizations, Across Ontario

This project will provide on-site support to 10 community sport clubs in three Ontario regions to help build capacity within the organizations.

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Kingston Cataraqui Clippers Soccer Club

$13,701 Multi-Sport Program

This project will increase sport participation in soccer, build sport capacity and develop physical literacy for 640 children and youth in Kingston. Coaches and volunteers will also be trained in order to increase capacity of the program and ensure sustainability.

Cornwall

Centre Charles-Émile-Claude, centre polyvalent des ainé(e)s inc

$19,140 Mieux vieillir dans un corps sain et en santé

This project will support promotion and practice of physical activities to 300 members of the Centre Charles Emile-Claude, as well as training for activity facilitators / Cette initiative vise à sensibiliser 300 membres du Centre Charles Emile- Claude aux bienfaits de l'activité physique, et à appuyer la formation des facilitateurs d'activités sportives et recréatives.

Pembroke Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) Inc.

$155,052 Game ON! CRC Youth Program

This project will work to create a healthier youth community in the south western portion of Renfrew County by offering year round sport and recreation activities for 125 children and youth aged 8-16 years that focus on teaching physical literacy through the development of fundamental movement skills.

Peterborough

Council for Persons With Disabilities, Peterborough

$88,740 Active Together

This project will support the implementation of new sport and recreation opportunities for persons with disabilities across the City and County of Peterborough as well as deliver training on accessible recreation to staff and volunteers. In total over 1,600 persons will benefit from the project, including new program participants and volunteers.

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Brockville Kemptville Youth Centre

$22,932 Every Minute Counts

This project will provide 'Every Minute Counts' sports and recreation programming to 420 youth in the small rural community of Kemptville. Additionally, it will build capacity by training five staff in First Aid/CPR and 20 volunteers in Fundamental Movement Skills.

Kingston Kingston Blue Marlins

$29,963

Expansion of Development Program and Initiation of a Teen Fundamentals and Fitness Program

This project will build on physical literacy skills by teaching children and youth in the Kingston area the fundamentals of swimming and increasing participation in this sport. The project will engage 320 participants, 120 of which will be new participants.

Perth Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program

$31,448 Special Project - Sustainability Training

This project will contribute to the organization's legacy and increase its capacity to offer additional programming to people with disabilities by training 4 trainers as certified assistant trainers, train 171 staff and volunteers in Fundamental Movement Skills then incorporate these skills within the programming currently being offered.

Perth

Lennox & Addington Seniors Outreach Services Inc.

$45,000 Connect Seniors 55 Plus Activity Centre

This project will connect seniors to a more active lifestyle by strengthening and expanding on opportunities in both sport and recreation, with a focus on activities that improve fundamental movement skills. It aims to offer 1,500 participation opportunities.

Cobourg Municipality of Trent Hills

$72,011 Hastings Field House

This project will bring multi-sport and recreational programming for 1300 participants of all ages through activities focused on active play, physical literacy training and FUNdamentals as well as off-season training and fitness and rehabilitation programs in the Municipality of Trent Hills.

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Nepean Nepean Skating Club, Inc.

$48,392 Skating Segue Project

This project will offer skating lessons to 120 children and 60 financially disadvantaged immigrant parents, teaching fundamental movement skills (winter sliding sport) and removing barriers to participation. The project also builds capacity through the training of eight coaches in Effective Teaching Strategies for Adults.

Vanier Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre

$44,659 Inuit Youth Recreational Sport Program

This project will deliver three programs in Ottawa: I Love to Play Hockey, I Love to Play Basketball and I Love to Mentor for Inuit youth between 14-18 years old. The first two programs will use a CS4L framework to help participants develop fundamental skills and become active for life. The third program will provide participants opportunities to develop leadership skills such as Standard First Aid/CPR.

Peterborough Petrborough City Soccer Association

$41,275 PCSA Coaching Education Program

This project will support the recruitment and training of female soccer coaches, train existing coaches and grow the club's development league for boys and girls under age 7. In total the project will train 70 coaches and engage 200 new soccer players.

Belleville Recreation Outreach Centre

$85,592 Kids In Motion

This project will create a new physical activity and wellness program at the Recreation Outreach Centre in Picton that will reach over 300 predominantly low-income, rural children in grades 1 to 8. The program will promote physical literacy through FUNdamentals, High FIVE and sports skills development training.

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Ottawa Somali Centre for Family Services

$60,406 Fit For Life

This project will teach physical literacy and provide children and youth in four low income Ottawa communities with sporting and pro-social activities, and aims to create 2,880 participation opportunities.

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South East Ottawa Community Health Centre

$52,198 Leadership Through Sport (LTS)

This project will teach physical literacy and provide recreation and leadership opportunities to 170 youth aged 14-18 in South-East Ottawa through training in First Aid/CPR, High Five, and NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills. It will also create a safe, supportive, female-only environment in order to improve female sport and fitness participation,

Nepean South Nepean Muslim Community

$40,620 Engaged and Active Seniors are Healthy Seniors

This project will train leaders, purchase recreation equipment and hire a part-time coordinator over a two year period to develop an 'Active for Life Program' targeting 150-175 seniors.

Ottawa Titans Water Polo Association

$48,231 Water Polo, count me in!

This project will introduce 900 children and youth participants to the fundamental movement skills of Water Polo and train on average 15 new coaches over a two year period.

Perth Town of Carleton Place

$3,704 Girls Get Moving

This project will provide physical activities and healthy living programming to 60 teen girls age 14-17 from low income families in the Town of Carleton Place to become more active, develop new skills, and access safe and high quality programs close to home.

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Peterborough Township of Selwyn

$67,757 Activate Peterborough County & City

This project will support the implementation of a range of volunteer capacity building activities across the County and City of Peterborough designed to strengthen the sport and recreation sector. The project aims to create 1,050 qualified leaders in the process.

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NORTH REGION





Elliot Lake 4elements $23,607 Get Active with Arts

This project will assist 4Elements on Manitoulin Island to raise participation amongst children and older adults to "Get Active With Arts" throughout the summer, fall, and winter with cycling, hiking and snowshoeing activities in local trails. The project will build capacity through the training of staff and help participants develop fundamental movement skills. It will also lead to the creation of 9 jobs that will continue to exist after the project is complete.

Dryden Athletics Ontario/Dryden Athletics

$26,000 Delivering Fun In Athletics & Run Jump Throw to NWOntario

This project will assist Dryden Athletics in partnership with Athletics Ontario to offer a "Fun in Athletics" program to 250 youth 7 to 13 that will encourage participation in track and field sports.

Timmins City of Timmins Archie Dillon Sportsplex Pool

$59,211 Bring it On! I'm in!

This project will assist the City of Timmins to offer new aquatic and safety programs for 3000 older adults, seniors, and youth utilizing new equipment and trained instructors. The project will help develop leaders and volunteers in order to enhance capacity.

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Elliot Lake Corporation of the Township of Dubreuilville

$102,168 Ma Santé = Mission Possible à Dubreuilville

This project will assist the township of Dubreuilville to carry out a two year project, hire a coordinator and target the francophone community to increase their participation in sports and recreational opportunities. The project will engage 160 participants in total.

North Bay Discovery Routes Trails Organization

$39,800 North Bay and Area Cycles

This two year project will establish a local steering committee to organize local cyclists and provide governance and structure to the cycling sector. 160 people, including volunteers, staff and community stakeholders, will be trained in the delivery of a program designed to introduce and develop basic cycling skills and fundamental movement skills.

Elliot Lake Elliot Lake Retirement Living

$46,367 Mature Adult Active Living Program

This project will support a "Mature Adult Active Living Program" for over 6,000 Elliot Lake residents aged 55+. Participants will gain access to a variety of programs that focus on fall-prevention, balance, stability, cardio-respiratory fitness, and strength training, as well as assist with transportation, program costs, and access to qualified instructors.

New Liskeard French River, Municipality of

$37,250

French River Community Engagement and Recreation Program

This project will assist the Municipality of French River to raise participation, build capacity and teach Fundamental Movement skills for youth aged 13-24 so they can become active in all seasons activities. The project will provide 200 opportunities for participation.

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Sudbury Greater Sudbury, City of

$74,526 "FEEL FREE TO HAVE A BALL!"

This project will assist the City of Greater Sudbury offer three eight-week "Feel free to have a ball" sessions teaching physical literacy to over 900 children ages 6-9 years through conventional and emerging sports. The project will also incorporate Active Start and FUNdamental activities.

New Liskeard Iroquois Falls Preschool Centre Prescolaire

$62,249 SHAKE IT UP with Active Programs

This project will assist Iroquois Falls Preschool Centre hire a coordinator to develop a variety of accessible recreational and fitness programs. These programs will increase participation and provide new opportunities to community members over two years, while engaging 290 participants.

Fort Frances Kenora, City of $7,761

Barrier reduction for achieving Lifeguard and Swim Instructor Certification

This project will assist the City of Kenora in offering pre-requisite life guard training to 128 youth to ensure a feeder group to maintain aquatic safety and programs for the community.

Elliot Lake Manitouwadge, Township of

$4,250 Recreational Drop In

The project will assist the township of Manitouwadge create new recreation drop-in programs targeting 400 youth/children. The activities offered will build capacity, increase participation, and teach physical literacy to participants.

Thunder Bay Marathon Figure Skating Club

$19,830 Summer Beaver Active For Life

This project assist the Marathon Figure Skating Club offer a "Fitness for Life" program for children and youth ages 3-16 to develop fundamental movement skills and physical literacy through activities both on and off the ice. This initiative is expected to benefit 30 skaters and 18 volunteer leaders.

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Thunder Bay Municipality of Greenstone

$27,840 "Our Space" Youth Drop In Centres

This project will hire a Youth Drop-In Coordinator to design and implement four sport and recreation programs at four different community sites that make up the Municipality of Greenstone. Fundamental movement skills will be a component of all activities being delivered and all activities will be offered at no cost to over 190 participants.

North Bay Nipissing District Housing Corporation

$5,220 Motivational Wellness Kits

This one year project will implement seven Motivational Wellness Kits and manuals targeting low-income families, individuals, and seniors to encourage physical activity through games and exercise. The project will engage roughly 150 participants.

North Bay North Bay Canoe Club

$58,568 Development of Adult Introductory Paddling Program

This one year project will assist the North Bay Canoe Club to hire instructors and purchase safety equipment to increase participation in paddle sports among older adults in the North Bay area. The project will reach 320 participants and will help them to develop fundamental movement skills.

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Northern Lights Therapeutic Riding Association

$73,613

Fundamental Movement skills, long term athlete development

This project will assist the Northern Lights Therapeutic Riding Association enhance capacity by training 180 coaches and volunteers in Equestrian Sport for people living with disabilities.

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Thunder Bay Pic River First Nation Health Centre

$76,422 Nish-n-Tuck

This project will assist Ojibways of Pic River First Nation to hire a recreation coordinator and train instructors to implement a year round activity program for 150 of the reserve's youth population. A master course conductor of fitness tasked with mobilizing the community along with two additional instructors who will assist with programs will be hired.

Timmins Porcupine Minor Hockey Association

$24,429

Porcupine Minor Hockey Association Skills Development Program

This project will assist the Porcupine Minor Hockey Association develop a comprehensive skills development program that will educate 50 coaches from across the region and provide new innovative learning techniques for over 400 children/youth ages 10-14 playing hockey.

North Bay Municipality of Powassan

$54,759 Get Active Powassan (G.A.P.) Program

This project will assist the Municipality of Powassan hire a coordinator and youth programmers to increase participation over two years of 400 children and youth and 400 seniors in a variety of non-competitive sport and recreational activities.

Sudbury Rainbow Routes Association

$73,425 Trails for Life (Trails4Life)

The project will assist Rainbow Routes offer a "Trails4Life" program for 400 older adults, focusing on urban poling, cycling and snow shoeing activities on trails in the Sudbury area.

Elliot Lake Serpent River First Nation

$73,680

Minobimodziwin- Lifestyle Centre: Community Sport & Recreation Programing

This project will assist Serpent River First Nation introduce new activities and sports by improving access to the Fitness Centre and training ten staff/volunteers to offer programs that help develop fundamental movement skills (FMS) and target children, youth and seniors.

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Atikokan Thunder Bay Community Tennis Centre

$21,960 Tennis! For Fun and For Life!

This project will assist the Thunder Bay Community Tennis Centre offer a "Tennis! For Fun and For Life ", an introductory program with 300 opportunities for participation that targets children and adults to ensure life long participation in the sport, consistent with the vision of the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.

Timmins Timmins Boxing Club

$27,750

Outdoor/Indoor Boxing Cross Training Activity Program

This project will assist the Timmins Boxing Club certify six coaches and offer an outdoor/indoor Boxing Cross Training program to 150 youth. The project integrates outdoor obstacle courses, canoe, kayak, and stand-up board paddling into the boxing program, and will improve both the capacity and physical literacy of its participants.

Fort Frances Town of Rainy River

$19,950 Sport and Recreation Improvement Project

This project will increase participation in physical activity through a variety of new sports and recreation activities geared towards children, as well as older adults and seniors. The project's aim is to engage 270 participants (a third of the town's population) and remove financial barriers.

Timmins Ville de Hearst $107,707 Je bouge ! -- I Move!

This project will assist the Town of Hearst offer "Je bouge! – I Move" project by hiring a coordinator to provide activity programs for more than 500 Francophone and Aboriginal youth and seniors, as well as people with disabilities.

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WEST REGION

A table of successful applicants. Each row is a different project and contains the follow information: municipality, organization, grant amount, project title, and project description.



Hamilton Big Brothers Big Sisters Hamilton and Burlington

$54,769

SOAR (Social Opportunities, Activities and Relationships) Group Mentoring Program

This project will enhance capacity by recruiting and training volunteers in FMS and coaching principles, and provide free sport and recreation opportunities for up to 90 at-risk children in Hamilton.

London Big Brothers Big Sisters of London & Area

$18,850 Be Active Volunteer Training

This project will create volunteer mentor training resources that will help 100 volunteers to integrate physical literacy and activity into their mentoring relationships. This is to ensure that all children being served by BBSOLA are physically literate and active.

Hamilton

Blessed Sacrament Yellow Jackets Basketball Club

$67,760 Little Jackets

This project will establish an introductory basketball program based on CS4L principles for 3,000 children age 6 and under, and deliver appropriate training for leaders in the early child care sector. The project's aim is to create 200 qualified leaders.

London Boys and Girls Club of London $80,066 London's Act-i-Pass

Program

The project will further develop a recreation pass that allows grade 5 students in London to access physical activity programs at no cost. The program will be offered to all four school boards with an estimated 5,000 children benefitting.

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Chatham Chatham Y Pool Sharks $40,838

Chatham Y Pool Sharks: "Swim With The Sharks!"

This project will develop and implement a swim program for 364 swimmers aged 6-12 years based on LTAD Stages 2 & 3 and the FUNdamentals to Train program.

Hamilton City of Hamilton $49,140 The 2015 Pan American Games Legacy Project

This project will train staff and volunteers in physical literacy and CS4L and establish a youth soccer league in the vicinity of the new Pan Am Soccer Stadium in Hamilton that will engage 540 participants and help them to learn fundamental movement skills.

London City of London $59,127 Ageless Grace

This project will increase sport and physical activity opportunities for adults over 55 years who have limited mobility or are new to Canada. The project aims to offer 9,000 opportunities for participation and will teach fundamental movement skills.

Windsor Family Respite Services Windsor/Essex

$11,174 Fantastic Fridays

The project will provide the opportunity for an additional 20 children and youth with disabilities, between the ages of 8 and 18, to participate in the "Fantastic Fridays" program at the Vollmer Centre, which is offered two Fridays a month (activities include swimming, dance and recreation-based activities).

Waterdown

Flamborough Information & Community Services

$49,090 New Social and Recreation Centre for Flamborough Seniors

This project will create 9,000 opportunities for participation for seniors in Flamborough. Seniors who participate will develop organizational capacity and implement recreational programming for their peers at a new seniors recreation centre.

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St. Thomas Forest City Velodrome Association

$29,458 Active for Life Re-Generation

This project will build the capacity of the Forest City Velodrome Association by training four more coaches and purchasing new club bicycles. Additionally, the project will remove barriers and create 600 participation opportunities for "Active for Life" cyclists.

London Forest Edge Community Club $58,771 Forest Edge Extreme

Experience

This project will develop and implement physical activity programs for 250 low income, new immigrant children and youth in the Westmount neighbourhood of London, removing barriers, increasing participation, and teaching physical literacy.

Hamilton Hamilton & District Extend-A-Family

$56,646

IMPACT - Improving Movement and Physical Activities in Children and Teens

This project will provide a year-round fundamental movement skill and physical literacy development to 40 children and youth with a disability by means of a two-phase physical activities program, the second of which features one-on-one/small group excursions for participants with their caseworkers.

Owen Sound

Hanover Town of , Parks, Recreation & Culture

$6,435 Aquatic Sports Fun

The project will actively engage 80 youth ages 8 to 12 years in a nine week fall and winter Aquatic Sports Fun program as well as five "Try It Sport Fun" days where they will develop fundamental sport skills and participate in different water sports, aquatic fitness, water safety and personal leadership training.

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London London Optimist Sports Centre $123,500 London Multicultural

Sports Initiative

This project will increase the London multi-cultural community's participation in physical activities and sports through a multi-cultural sports festival and a year long series of recreational sports/physical activities programs that will provide opportunities to participants to develop fundamental movement skills. The project expects to reach 2,500 participants.

London London Regional Children's Museum

$20,840 Active Play = Healthy Day

This project will introduce and integrate fundamental movement skills into the London Regional Children's Museum summer day camps, which accommodate 600 children ages 3-12 years annually, and further develop a Cycling Camp for 9 to 12 year olds.

Hamilton Rygiel Supports for Community Living

$39,846 Home Based Adapative Exercise Program

This project will deliver an adaptive, in-home gym program to up to 25 clients with a severe disability. The project removes barriers to participation in physical activity and will increase the capacity of staff, families of clients, and the broader community in terms of understanding the specialized needs of this target population.

Owen Sound Satellites Gymnastics Club $72,000

Expanding Capacity and Opportunity for children, special needs clients and aboriginal peoples in Owen Sound and Wiarton

This project will expand the capacity of the Satellite Gymnastics Club to offer additional programming for 130 children in Owen Sound and extracurricular activities after school in conjunction with the Bluewater School Board.

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London

St. Leonard's Community Service London & Region

$57,765 Just Play Sports

This project will teach 288 low income youth the fundamentals of sport, based on the CS4L policy. It will also build the capacity of community partners so they can deliver these programs beyond the funding period.

LaSalle Town of LaSalle $40,743 Play Your Way

This project will provide a physical literacy and fundamental movement skills program for children aged 4-11 years, six days a week. The project will also build capacity through the hiring and training of 12 qualified leaders.

Sarnia Township of St. Clair $8,000

Sport For Life Equipment Purchase & Loan Program

This project will develop an equipment purchase and loan program to incease access to sport and recreation programs in rural areas of St. Clair Township. The program will offer 1,500 opportunities for participation.

Kincardine Walkerton Golf and Curling Club $31,288 Rock Your Way To A

Healthy Lifestyle

This project will hire a part-time project coordinator to implement new plans, programs and events to grow both the participation and capacity of the Walkerton Golf and Curling Club. The project will create new leaders and involves the participation of 200 volunteers.

Welland

Welland Recreational Canal Corporation

$100,000 Welland Indoor Paddle Tank Program

This project will leverage the legacy value of this unique venue for flatwater sports, making paddling and rowing activities available and accessible year round. The tank will remove barriers, increase accessibility, and aid in the teaching of fundamental movement skills to 400 youth, 1600 adults, and 100 para-sporters over the course of two years..

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Guelph Wyndham House Inc. $54,434 STEP Well

This project will offer year round barrier-free sport and recreation programs for 300 youth aged 13 to 24, increasing opportunities for participation, improving physical literacy and developing sector capacity.

Strathroy YMCA of Western Ontario -Middlesex Centre

$17,444 YMCA of Middlesex Centre Rural Program Expansion

This project will introduce physical activity programs for 133 children, youth and seniors in the rural municipality of Middlesex Centre. The project will also build capacity by training program instructors/staff in fundamental skills, and purchasing program/safety equipment.

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