The Regional District of Nanaimo has approved applications for Oceanside Recreation Services Youth Grant and for Oceanside Recreation Services Community Grant.
The applications endorsed by the RDN board at its regular meeting on June 24 have a combined total of $40,020.
The following groups were approved for funding in the Oceanside Recreation Services Youth Grant totalling $6,190:
— Ballenas Secondary School - Parent Grad Committee - Ballenas 2025 Prom/Dry Grad - food and entertainment - $1,230
— Oceanside Jr B2 Lacrosse - Team Productivity - helmets, trainer, advertising and development training/courses - $2,500
— Oceanside Minor Lacrosse Association - new Shark jerseys/uniforms - $1,230
—Whalers Football Support Society - Purchase of Team Equipment - helmets, Automated External Defibrillator and jersey replacement - $1,230
The successful applications for funding in the Oceanside Recreation Services Community Grant totalling $33,830 are:
— Arrowsmith Agricultural Association (AAA) - Active Horizons - purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - $2,500
— Arrowsmith Agricultural Association (AAA) - Coombs Fair Kids Club - supplies, honorariums and volunteer appreciation - $1,230
— Arrowsmith Agricultural Association (AAA) - Coombs Family Day Celebration - food, craft supplies, prizes, snow removal and volunteer appreciation - $1,230
— Arrowsmith Agricultural Association (AAA) - Coombs Pet Expo - supplies, prizes, and honorariums - $1,230
— Arrowsmith Community Recreation Association (ACRA) - Coombs Halloween Candy Walk Volunteer - appreciation, honorariums, decorations, supplies and candy - $1,230
— Arrowsmith Cycling Club - ACC Race Tent and Banners - canopy, frames, banner, flags - $2,500
— Bowser Tennis Club - Tennis Court Upgrade, Install Electricity - electrical wire, security camera, concrete, excavator rental - $1,230
— Ecole Oceanside Elementary School PAC - Recreational Year End Out Trips - swimming fees, mini golfing, skating fees - $1,230
— Errington War Memorial Hall Association - Around the World for Young Musicians - artist fees - $1,230
— Errington War Memorial Hall Association - Hi Neighbour Day Festival - musician fees - $1,230
— Errington War Memorial Hall Association - Recreation Thursdays at the Errington Hall - program supplies, food, advertising, honorariums - $1,230
— Forward House Community Society - Forward House Discovery Series - activity trip costs - $1,230
— Island Crisis Care Society - Pathways to Wellness: Physiotherapy Support at Orca Place - honorariums for physiotherapist - $1,230
— Lighthouse Community Centre Society - 2025 Route 19A Arts Festival - artwork display rental - $1,000
— MAC School for the Creative Arts (OCAC) - Summer Kids Program - art supplies, instructor fees, advertising - $1,230
— Mid Vancouver Island Elder College Society - MIEC Fall Campaign - advertising - $1,230
— Mid-Island Pensioners & Hobbyist Association - Neon Nights - black light equipment, decorations, safety supplies, advertising - $1,230
— Oceanside Minor Softball - New Umpire Equipment - umpire equipment - $1,230
— Oceanside Track and Field - Equipment Purchase - hurdles, starting blocks, high jump pole - $1,230
— Parksville & District and Historical Society - Annual Railway Day - advertising, musicians, staff, lights/staging, table/tents, exhibit enhancements - $1,230
— Parksville & District Musical Association - Fostering Community Through Music in Oceanside - musical scores, instruments, and equipment - $1,230
— Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association - AED Replacement - AED machine - $2,000
— Parksville Table Tennis Society - Equipment Project - table tennis tables and nets - $1,230
— Sources Community Resource Centre - Sources Family Wellness and Food Security - event supplies, food - $1,230
— Springwood PAC - Grade 3/4 School Swimming Lessons - swim lessons - $1,230
RDN staff members will be advising applicants who are using funds for the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to be aware they are responsible for the ongoing costs and maintenance for the AEDs and that they try to work with facility owners to make the machines publicly available.
Staff also plan to write a letter to the Provincial Health Services Authority to request that the Regional District of Nanaimo be considered as a participant in the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) funding pilot program to fund organizations and facilities for publicly accessible AED’s.
For more information on the Oceanside Services Committee, visit rdn.bc.ca/oceanside-services-committee.
