{"id":8148,"date":"2024-08-01T10:21:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=8148"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:21:20","slug":"community-facility-in-inverness-county-to-receive-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/community-facility-in-inverness-county-to-receive-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Facility in Inverness County to Receive Funding."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents of Inverness County will see enhancements to the Al MacInnis Sports Centre with a provincial grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis centre has brought a lot of joy and activity to the community over the years,\u201d said Allan MacMaster, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. \u201cThe new upgrades will give it a fresh start and create new memories for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood, named after the local hockey legend, is a central place for youth hockey and community cultural events. The centre received funding for a new roof and parking lot paving, a backup generator and dehumidifier and a new sound system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quotes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing a self-funded facility with limited revenue streams, it has always been challenging to deal with major capital improvements required to maintain the arena in top operating condition. This injection of funds will ensure operational sustainability for years to come.\u201d<br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Lloyd MacDonald, Manager, Al MacInnis Sports Centre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the centre received a grant of more than $505,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Port Hood native Al MacInnis was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007 after a 23-year career in the NHL; he ranks third all-time in scoring by a defenceman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage grants and programs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future\">https:\/\/cch.novascotia.ca\/investing-in-our-future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online grant finder tool:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage\">https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/find-grants-offered-through-department-communities-culture-tourism-and-heritage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : Provincial Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Inverness County will see enhancements to the Al MacInnis Sports Centre with a provincial grant. \u201cThis centre has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8149,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8148\/revisions\/8149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}