News release

Funding to Upgrade Recreation Infrastructure in CBRM

Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
community grants

The Province is supporting improvements to two Sydney baseball fields that are unsafe because of weather damage.

“Our government is actively listening to the concerns of community and is dedicated to finding effective solutions. I understand that this has been a big issue for the community, and I am happy to see that the group will receive the funding, allowing for kids to play ball in their home field for years to come,” said Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health and MLA for Cape Breton East, on behalf of Allan MacMaster, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. “The last step to get this project over the finish line is federal funding, and I am looking forward to that.”

The Province has approved funding for the Sydney Baseball Park Association’s project to revitalize the Bernie MacNeil Memorial and MacCormack baseball fields. The non-profit association’s goal is to make the fields safe and inclusive and upgrade them to Little League Canada standards.

The provincial funding depends on the approval of additional financing from the federal government in order for the project to be realized. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), the Jays Care Foundation and corporate sponsors have contributed to the revitalization.

Quotes:

“This is fantastic news. We are so pleased that the Province has jumped on board to support this project. The youth from Sydney and District Little League are looking forward to finally having a home field to play on.”
— Michelle Ferguson, President, Sydney and District Little League

Quick Facts:

  • a provincial grant of $150,000 has been approved for the association
  • CBRM contributed $200,000, the Jays Care Foundation contributed $150,000 and corporate sponsors contributed $40,000
  • the Province’s accessibility strategy, Access by Design 2030, outlines how the government will achieve its goal of an accessible province by providing people with disabilities equitable access to programs, services, information, and infrastructure

Additional Resources:

Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage grants and programs: https://cch.novascotia.ca/investing-in-our-future

Online grant finder tool: https://beta.novascotia.ca/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage

Access by Design 2030: https://novascotia.ca/accessibility/access-by-design/

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