Barriere Star/Journal
Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society reports it received 10 grant requests in 2013, totalling $32,990. The board of directors increased the initial grant funding for the year from $15,000 to $17,250 in awarding the following:
• Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society requested $2,000 for a landscaped berm for shade and privacy. They received $1,000.
• McLure Volunteer Firefighters and Recreation Association requested $5,000 for new firefighter uniforms and training. They received the full $5,000 they requested.
• Barriere and District Heritage Society requested $3,000 for the establishment of a heritage garden at the museum. They received $1,000.
• North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre requested $1,000 for After School Program improvements. It received the full amount requested.
• Yellowhead 4-H Club requested $10,000 for the purchase of a weigh scale, 4-6 stock blowdryers and 4-6 event tents. They received $2,500.
• Little Fort Recreation Society requested $2,500 to replace the kitchen counter top in the upper community hall. It received the full amount requested.
• North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association requested $3,500 for the replacement of the announcers' booth and crows nest structure in the Dick Ross Memorial Rodeo Arena. It received the full amount requested.
• North Thompson Communities Foundation requested $750 for a bursary/scholarship writing workshop. It received the full amount requested.