The RM of Portage la Prairie recently okayed the issuing of a series of cheques to be awarded to various applicants for the Hextall Recreation Fund Grant Program. Reeve Kam Blight says the RM's pleased to be able to help out in this way.

"The committee met a couple of weeks back. We discussed all of the applications. Council decided to proceed with awarding those amounts to the successful applicants. Letters of notification will be sent out here right shortly. Then the payments will be administered by the PRRA as usual."

Blight says it's all part of their efforts to support recreation in the RM. He adds council's excited about the amounts, as well as the same general efforts many other communities are making with this kind of support.

Here's a list of recipients: 

  • Delta Beach Association Inc. $  6,000.00
  • Edwin Community Club $  2,000.00
  • Gainsborough Cooperative Comm. Club $  3,000.00
  • Oakland Recreation Club $  4,260.00
  • Oakville Community Club $  6,000.00
  • Oakville Rink  $ 6,580.00
  • Poplar Point & District Comm. Club $  6,000.00
  • St. Ambroise Community Club $  5,000.00
  • Southport Recreation Centre $  8,500.00  
  • Peony Farm Community Club $ 500.00
  • Westbourne Longburn Community Club Inc. $ 500.00
  • Total  $48,340.00