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Community Facility Enhancement Program COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount ARTS PROJECTS Holy Trinity Church (Anglican) Holy Trinity Anglican Church Edmonton $50,000 organ restoration Leduc Drama Society Leduc Drama Society Playhouse Leduc $54,020 facility renovations Calgary Stampede Foundation Walton Hall Calgary $125,000 facility renovations/upgrades Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Society Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Edmonton $50,450 facility renovations The Citadel Theatre The Citadel Theatre Edmonton $250,000 facility renovations/upgrades Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Shumka Dance Centre Edmonton $125,000 facility renovations/upgrades Total $404,470 COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECTS Irvine & District Lions Club Woodward Park Irvine $982 facility upgrade Grosmont Community Club Grosmont Community Hall Athabasca $7,159 facility renovations/upgrades Deer Lodge Community Hall Deer Lodge Community Hall Mayerthorpe $7,800 facility renovations/upgrades Cranston Residents Association Century Hall Calgary $9,896 facility renovations/upgrades Royal Canadian Legion - Turner Valley Branch No. Turner Valley Legion Hall Turner Valley $10,000 78 facility upgrades Edgerton Agricultural Society Edgerton Agricultural Community Hall Edgerton $10,000 facility renovations/upgrades COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Royal Canadian Legion - Coalhurst Branch No. 273 Coalhurst Legion Hall Coalhurst $10,000 facility renovations and equipment replacements Centennial Senior Citizens Opportunity Club Centennial Senior Citizens Opportunity Club St Paul $10,749 facility renovations/upgrades Clover Lawn Community Centre Association Clover Lawn Community Hall Millet $11,268 facility renovations/upgrades Glamorgan Community Association of Calgary Glamorgan Community Hall Calgary $12,492 facility renovations/upgrades Pioneer Threshermans Assn at Triangle Triangle Hall High Prairie $20,138 facility upgrades Glendale/Glendale Meadows Community Glendale/Glendale Meadows Community Hall Calgary $23,000 Association facility renovations Wildwood Community Association (1982) Wildwood Community Hall Wildwood $24,412 furnace replacements Stavely Community Centre Stavely Community Centre Stavely $30,000 facility renovations Funnell Community Society Funnell Community Hall Breton $30,814 facility renovations Day Care Society of Edson Edson Early Learning & Child Care Centre Playspace Edson $34,602 facility renovations/upgrades Camrose and District Senior Centre Society Mirror Lake Centre Camrose $35,556 facility upgrades The Ethiopian-Canadians Community Association in The Ethiopian-Canadians Community Association in Edmonton Edmonton $36,905 Edmonton facility renovations/upgrades Lethbridge Food Bank Society Lethbridge Food Bank Lethbridge $50,000 facility renovations/upgrades COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Ukrainian Youth Unity Council Ukrainian Youth Unity Complex Edmonton $51,128 facility renovations/upgrades Royal Canadian Legion - Vegreville Branch No. 39 Vegreville Legion Hall Vegreville $56,957 roof repairs Dunluce Community League Dunluce Community Hall Edmonton $57,032 facility renovations/upgrades Dewberry Hall Society Dewberry Hall Dewberry $60,000 facility construction Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Society Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Red Deer $68,793 facility renovations Cold Lake Agricultural Society Cold Lake Agriplex Cold Lake $75,000 facility renovations The Capitol Hill Community Association Capitol Hill Community Centre Calgary $85,821 facility upgrades Smoky Lake Agricultural Society Smoky Lake Complex Smoky Lake $105,933 facility upgrades Wandering River Recreation Association Wandering River Community Hall Wandering River $123,129 facility renovations The Kinsmen Club of Edmonton Kinsmen Club of Edmonton - River Valley Place Edmonton $125,000 facility renovations Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern Ronald McDonald House Edmonton $125,000 Alberta, an Alberta Society facility expansion and renovations Cochrane and Area Humane Society Cochrane and Area Humane Society Rehabilitation and Education Centre Cochrane $125,000 facility construction The Lions Club of Bearspaw Bearspaw Lions Community Hall Calgary $125,000 facility renovations COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Fulton Meadows Community League Fulton Meadows Community League Sign Edmonton $5,000 sign purchase Penbrooke Meadows Community Association Penbrooke Meadows Community Association Calgary $5,827 furniture replacement Village of Vilna Library Board Vilna Cultural Center Vilna $26,635 facility renovations International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization of Edmonton (ISSO- Edmonton $60,000 of Edmonton (ISSO-Edmonton) Edmonton) facility renovations/upgrades Alliance & District Agricultural Society Alliance Station House Alliance $16,788 facility relocation and renovations St. Paul Agricultural Society Ag. Corral St Paul $16,170 facility upgrades The Ukrainian Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Camp Oselia Mess Hall Fallis $22,689 Western Canada equipment replacement Alberta Foster Parent Association Brownell Children's Retreat Clearwater County $52,074 facility renovations and playground development Rycroft Agricultural Society Rycroft Agricultural Centre Rycroft $85,000 facility upgrades Blue Quill Community League (BQCL) Blue Quill Community League Tennis Courts Edmonton $109,000 resurfacing tennis courts McKenzie Lake Residents Association McKenzie Lake Beach Club Calgary $125,000 facility renovations Bowness Community Association Bowness Community Centre and Arena Calgary $125,000 roof repairs The Cool Aid Society of Grande Prairie The Cool Aid Society of Grande Prairie Grande Prairie $45,000 debt reduction COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Total $2,253,749 CULTURE PROJECTS Liberty Hall Society Liberty Hall Bluffton $55,000 facility construction Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Calgary $84,956 facility enhancements Leduc West Antique Society Service Building Bathroom/Lunchroom Leduc $17,500 facility renovations/upgrades The Pincher Creek and District Historical Society Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village Pincher Creek $18,349 facility renovations Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Calgary $46,389 facility renovations/upgrades NE Centre of Community Society, NECCS, Genesis Genesis Centre Calgary $52,905 Centre equipment purchases Tsuu T'ina Nation Tsuu T'ina Museum Tsuu T'Ina $75,000 equipment and furniture purchases The Kneehill Historical Society Kneehill Historical Museum Three Hills $115,520 facility renovations Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum Society Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum Stony Plain $125,000 facility construction Edmonton Chinese Garden Society Edmonton Chinese Garden Phase 3: Nine Dragon Wall Edmonton $100,000 facility expansion Nobleford Parks & Recreation Society Centennial Park Nobleford $50,000 Park development Total $740,619 EDUCATION PROJECTS COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Drayton Valley Pre-School Society Drayton Valley Pre-School Drayton Valley $11,563 facility upgrades Goldeye Foundation Society Goldeye Centre Nordegg $50,000 facility renovations Calgary Science Centre and Creative Kids Museum TELUS Spark Calgary $125,000 Society facility expansion Friends of Brentwood Elementary School Society; Brentwood School Grounds Improvement Strathmore $47,614 Strathmore facility renovations/upgrades Capitol Hill Elementary Enhancement Society Capitol Hill School Calgary $125,000 facility upgrades Waskasoo Environmental Education Society Kerry Wood Nature Centre Red Deer $33,100 facility upgrades Total $392,277 SOCIAL SERVICES PROJECTS Lethbridge Family Services Lethbridge Family Services Lethbridge $35,000 facility renovations/upgrades Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Society Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Calgary $75,000 feasibility study The Calgary Society of Community Opportunities The Calgary Society of Community Opportunities Calgary $79,300 facility renovations Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada MS Victory Centre Edmonton $125,000 facility renovations Alexandra Community Health Centre The Alex Community Food Centre Calgary $125,000 facility renovations/upgrades Viking Families 4 Fun Society Viking Carena Complex Viking $25,000 facility renovations COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM – SMALL APPROVED APPLICATIONS by CATEGORY Quarter 1 - 2016-2017 Name of Applicant Name of Facility Municipality Approved Project Description Amount Kingman Recreation Association Kingman Outdoor Rink Kingman $50,000 facility construction The Children's Link Society (Resource Information) Specail Need Family Resource Centre Calgary $61,832 facility renovations/upgrades
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