Organizations receiving community group funding announced

Thirty-five community organizations are going to be receiving funding awarded by City Council through Community Group Funding.
 
Groups receiving funding are:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie and Area
Broadway Live Broadway Ltd.
Centre for Create Arts Society of Grande Prairie
Community Futures Spark Incubator
Disabled Transportation Society of Grande Prairie
Elks Hall
Grande Prairie Regional Innovation Network
Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association
Grade Three Reading Academy Society
Grande Prairie and District Golden Age Centre
Grande Prairie and District Victim Services Association
Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities Committee
Grande Prairie Boys Choir
Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
Grande Prairie Marching Band
Grande Prairie Public Library Board
Grande Prairie Sport Council
Grande Prairie Street Performers
Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue
Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter Society
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance
Nitehawk
Peace Libraries
Peace Regional Independent Media Arts Association
Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club
Prairie Gallery Society
Reel Shorts Film Society
Rising Above Society
South Peace Regional Archives
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Alberta
St. Lawrence Community Support Association
STARS
Visitor Information Centre

 
The total amount of money awarded to the groups was $4,349,685.
 
The City says the funding has been increased from the original amount approved, and although it’s giving away more money than planned, it says it won’t affect the planned tax decrease for 2019.