Dalton & Dave keep Kinsmen Park beautiful

NEWS RELEASE

DAVID ORAZIETTI, MPP

************************* Orazietti announces $12,000 for new equipment at the Kinsmen Club

McGuinty government promoting community recreation

SAULT STE. MARIE - The McGuinty government is promoting outdoor activities with a $12,000 investment to the Kinsmen Club to purchase new equipment to maintain the Kinsmen Park for hiking, skiing, cycling and many other outdoor activities David Orazietti, MPP announced today.

“Our government recognizes the importance of well-maintained recreational facilities in Sault Ste. Marie,” said Orazietti. “This investment has allowed the Kinsmen Club to purchase new equipment that will help ensure that the park’s natural beauty is preserved and remains a safe public space for the entire community to enjoy.”

Today’s investment by the McGuinty government, through the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), has allowed the Kinsmen Club to purchase equipment necessary to maintain the park including a lawn sweeper, wood chipper and an ATV.

The new equipment is expected to improve the club’s ability to keep the park clean and safe for users.

“The Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie would like to express our biggest thank you, to David Orazietti, Liberal MPP for Sault Ste Marie, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Our successful grant application has enabled our non profit organization to acquire a wood chipper, lawn sweeper and a new ATV, to help us service Kinsmen Park. The park is open to the community and we consider it a northern gem that helps build a healthy, vibrant city,” said Bob Fadock, president of the Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie.

The Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie was incorporated in 1950.

The Club’s primary focus is on the maintenance of Kinsmen Park - a 234-acre park, 10km north of the city that contains skiing, hiking and cycling trails, a boardwalk, a swimming area, baseball diamonds, horseshoe pits and picnic areas.

Other McGuinty government initiatives through the Ontario Trillium Foundation total over $3.5 million dollars and include organizations such as:

- $150,000 for Pauline’s Place Non-Profit Homes

- $53,600 for Sault Ste. Marie Safe Communities Partnership

- $25,000 Voyageur Trail Association

- $35,000 United Way of Sault Ste. Marie

- $25,000 2005 National CED Conference

- $77,100 Biz Map Competition

- $98,700 Community Living Algoma

- $18,400 Sault Trails and Recreation

- $68,500 Learning Disabilities Association SSM

- $120,000 Rebound North

- $138,000 Algoma Residential Community Hospice.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario and supports the growth and vitality of communities across the province.

The OTF continues to strengthen the capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based initiatives. *************************