In an announcement on Friday, November 13, four Regina projects are going to be partially funded by the Federal Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Funding.  Some of these projects had been planned for over five years and it took this long, the recession and subsequent injection of funds to get them off the ground.

All of the appropriate people stepped forward.  MP Andrew Sheer announced the federal government was providing $1.523 Million dollars to the projects.  The provincial government, through Honourable Bill Hutchinson, said it intends to match this funding.

Then, Mayor Fiacco stepped forward to announce that the City had already committed $750,000 to the Leibel Field project this past August. and was very pleased the federal and provincial government came forward with their funding. The other funders in the Leibel Field upgrading, the amateur soccer and football clubs of Regina, had also raised $750,000. 

Wascana Centre Authority was committing $563,668 dollars to three projects, upgrading the accessible playground at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, making improvements to the accessible components at Candy Cane Park playground and building a pedestrian bridge and trail on the west side of the Broad Street Bridge.  The last project funded today was some upgrading of the reception area and the men's locker room and showers at the downtown YMCA.  The YMCA is committing $666,754 to their project.

Some projects not fully funded yet.  The playground at Wascana Rehab are still awaiting funds through various fundraising efforts including donations through the Hospitals of Regina Foundation.  It took the efforts of three enthusiastic young volunteers to initiate this project.

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