The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is the biggest grant recipient in Lethbridge. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Province giving $1.4 million to 44 non-profits in southern Alberta

Jan 16, 2024 | 11:55 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Dozens of non-profit organizations in the region are receiving support from the Government of Alberta.

The province has announced that it is investing $42 million into 271 non-profits across Alberta.

That includes $1,424,722 going to 44 groups south of Calgary.

Two organizations are set to receive the largest grants in southern Alberta at $125,000 each – the Kinsmen Club of Claresholm and The Lake at Heritage Pointe Owners Association in Foothills.

A total of 20 grants were issued to groups in Lethbridge, the biggest of which is $87,249.36 to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery of Association.

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Cardston-Siksika MLA and Minister of Tourism and Sport Joseph Schow said these are important investments in terms of building communities up.

“Investing in community recreation infrastructure binds communities together, builds community spirit and provides new opportunities for residents and our youth to get active in sports. These rehabilitation projects across the province create economic growth by helping spur the desire for Albertans to visit new areas of the province, whether it’s for a hockey tournament or a weekend getaway,” said Schow.

The full list of local grant recipients can be read below:

Bassano: (One grant totalling $114,229)

• Bassano Community Enhancement Society
  • $114,229
  • Facility upgrade at Bassano Joint Use Facility

Blairmore: (One grant totalling $63,000)

• Crowsnest Pass Food Bank Society
  • $63,000
  • Operational costs

Brooks: (One grant totalling $27,950)

• Chinook Rodeo Association
  • $27,950
  • Hosting costs for 2023 Sudden Death Finals

Buffalo: (One grant totalling $26,959)

• Medicine Hat Clay Target Centre
  • $26,959
  • Facility upgrade at Medicine Hat Clay Target centre

Claresholm: (Two grants totalling $145,000)

• Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association
  • $20,000
  • Hosting costs for Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association Final Rodeo 2023
• Kinsmen Club of Claresholm
  • $125,000
  • Development at Amundsen Park

Coleman: (One grant totalling $2,179)

• Pass Pottery Club
  • $2,179
  • Community support organizations

Crowsnest Pass: (One grant totalling $25,298)

• Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts Association
  • $25,298
  • Public art galleries

Enchant: (One grant totalling $50,000)

• Enchant Recreation Association
  • $50,000
  • Playground development at Enchant Campground Playground

Foothills: (Two grants totalling $185,000)

• The Leighton Foundation
  • $60,000
  • Community support organizations
• The Lake at Heritage Pointe Owners Association
  • $125,000
  • Playground redevelopment at Heritage Isle Park Playground

Fort Macleod: (One grant totalling $7,900)

• Sandra Lamouche
  • $7,900
  • Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grant

Lethbridge: (20 grants totalling $591,313)

• Lethbridge Symphony Association
  • $53,154
  • Professional performing arts organizations
• New West Theatre Society
  • $70,682
  • Professional performing arts organizations
• Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association
  • $87,249.36
  • Public art galleries
• Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge
  • $60,000
  • Community support organizations
• Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society
  • $24,373
  • Community support organizations
• Lethbridge Handicraft Guild
  • $1,022
  • Community support organizations
• Lethbridge Society of Glass Artisans
  • $478
  • Community support organizations
• Textile Surface Design Guild
  • $350
  • Community support organizations
• Oldman River Potters Guild
  • $2,700
  • Community support organizations
• Darcy Tamayose
  • $14,400
  • Literary Arts Individual Project Grant
• Ryan Dyck
  • $4,921
  • Music individual project grant
• Ryland Moranz
  • $8,500
  • Music individual project grant
• William Roy Big Bull III
  • $8,500
  • Music individual project grant
• Mia Star van Leeuwen
  • $15,000
  • Theatre individual project grant
• Angeline Simon
  • $2,995
  • Visual arts and new media individual project grant
• Southern Alberta Self-Help Association
  • $75,000
  • Operating costs
• Healthy Communities Association of Lethbridge and Area
  • $7,410
  • Website development for Active Lethbridge/Healthy Lethbridge
• Lethbridge International Airshow Association
  • $52,000
  • Hosting costs for Lethbridge International Airshow
• Probe School Council Society
  • $55,413
  • Playground development at Probe School Playground
• German Canadian Club of Lethbridge
  • $45,166
  • Facility upgrade

Medicine Hat: (Six grants totalling $142,377)

• Friends of Medalta Society
  • $60,000
  • Community support organizations
• Medicine Hat Fibre Arts Society
  • $563
  • Community support organizations
• Hat Art Club
  • $1,224
  • Community support organizations
• Medicine Hat Family Service
  • $57,541
  • Operating Costs
• Medicine Hat Manta Rays Summer Swim Club
  • $1,326
  • Equipment purchase
• Medicine Hat Pickleball Club
  • $21,723
  • Hosting costs for 2023 Pickleball Canada Western Regional Championship Tournament

Okotoks: (Two grants totalling $6,413)

• Okotoks Arts Council
  • $2,337
  • Community support organizations
• Okotoks Film Society
  • $4,076
  • Community support organizations

Pincher Creek: (One grant totalling $12,064)

• Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek
  • $12,064
  • Community support organizations

Stirling: (One grant totalling $2,944)

• Karla Mather-Cocks
  • $2,944
  • Visual arts and new media individual project grant

Strathmore: (Two grants totalling $22,096)

• Andrew Jones
  • $7,096
  • Film and video individual project grant
• Francine-Barbara Cunningham
  • $15,000
  • Literary arts project grant

You can learn about all of the 271 grant recipients on the Government of Alberta website.

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