Prince Rupert Marine Rescue gains $38,500 from Gaming grant funding

The Province of British Columbia rolled out another round of funding from its Community Gaming Grant program with a number of Northwest and Haida Gwaii organizations finding success from their applications to the Public Safety and Environmental Sector funding program.

Selina Robinson, the Minister of Municipal Affairs an Housing made the announcement on Thursday highlighting the work of organizations that provide for Search and Rescue support in their communities or those groups which raise environmental awareness in the province.

“These programs have a powerful impact on people in our province, saving lives and protecting our precious natural environment,” ... “Our government supports organizations doing this vital work, including increasing the reach of search and rescue operations throughout British Columbia, and increasing environmental awareness and efforts to keep our shorelines and waterways clean.”

In Prince Rupert, the only grant awarded to this area for this funding period was delivered to the Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society, which will receive $38,500 from the Public Safety funding program.

Other communities in the region to benefit from the Public Safety program included:

Burns Lake
Burns Lake Mountain Biking Association --$3,000
Burns Lake Search and Rescue Society -- $7,000

Fort St. James
Fort St. James Search and Rescue Society -- $28,000

Kitimat
Kitimat Marine Rescue Society -- $16,500

Smithers
Bulkley Valley Amateur Radio Society -$8,200
Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue Society -- $68,000

Terrace
Terrace Search and Rescue Society -- $77,600
Skeena Volunteer Ski Patrol Society -- $7,000

Two projects were funded through the Gaming Grant Environment program

Oona River
Oona River Resources Association -- $18,500

Haida Gwaii
Laskeek Bay Conservation Society -- $13,000

More background on Thursday's funding announcement can be reviewed here.

You can review the full list of all successful recipients from this list.

The next application period for public safety and environment grant opportunities will take place from July 1 to August 31, ,2019.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice celebrated the success for the two environmental organizations through her social media feeds on Thursday, as well as with this statement from her constituency website page.

For more items of note from the Legislature see our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.