More than $1.3 million in sport and recreation funding announced
Press Release
June 23, 2016
WHITEHORSE—Partnerships between the Government of Yukon, the Yukon Lottery Commission and Sport Canada have made more than $1.3 million in funding available to Yukon’s sport and recreation community.
“I am pleased to announce our continued support of Yukon’s many sport and recreation organizations, athletes, coaches and officials,” Minister of Community Services Currie Dixon said. “We are proud to contribute to a better quality of life for Yukoners through investments in sport and recreation. From pre-schoolers to pensioners, we aim to create opportunities for all Yukoners to live active, healthy lifestyles.”
This year, 26 sport organizations and five special recreation groups will receive financial support through the Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee program while the sport organizations will also receive grants through the Yukon Sport 4 Life program. The High Performance program will fund 34 individual athletes and officials and the Elite Athlete program will invest in four Yukon athletes who have been identified by national sport organizations.
The funding will help sport organizations conduct activities related to athlete development, leadership development, facility operations and maintenance and more. Additionally, the funding will help sport organizations prepare for major events like the 2017 Canada Summer Games and 2017 North American Indigenous Games.
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Contact:
Michael Edwards
Cabinet Communications
867-633-7910
michael.edwards@gov.yk.ca
Diana Dryburgh
Communications, Community Services
867-332-0886
diana.dryburgh@gov.yk.ca
BACKGROUNDER
2016-17 Sport and Recreation Funding by Funding Program
| Organization | Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee (YRAC) Funding | Yukon Sport 4 Life Funding |
| Alpine Skiing | $17,000 | $10,500 |
| Athletics | $16,000 | $11,500 |
| Basketball | $33,000 | $20,000 |
| Biathlon | $18,000 | $12,000 |
| Canoe & Kayak | $18,000 | $15,000 |
| Cross Country Skiing | $100,000 | $58,000 |
| Curling | $10,000 | $4,000 |
| Cycling | $9,000 | $4,000 |
| Equine | $8,000 | $4,500 |
| Figure Skating | $16,000 | $22,500 |
| Freestyle Skiing | $17,000 | $19,000 |
| Golf | $7,500 | $5,000 |
| Gymnastics | $34,000 | $27,500 |
| Hockey | $70,000 | $44,000 |
| Judo | $18,000 | $9,500 |
| Orienteering | $10,000 | $2,800 |
| Shooting | $5,000 | |
| Snowboarding | $17,000 | $9,000 |
| Soccer | $90,000 | $45,000 |
| Speed Skating | $11,000 | $7,000 |
| Squash | $14,000 | $5,000 |
| Swimming | $44,000 | $39,000 |
| Synchro | $12,000 | $6,000 |
| Table Tennis | $7,500 | $4,200 |
| Tennis | $15,000 | $5,000 |
| Volleyball | $38,000 | $15,000 |
| Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle | $15,000 | |
| Total | $655,000 | $420,000 |
| Special Recreation Groups | ||
| Girl Guides of Canada – Yukon Council | $13,000 | |
| Yukon Scout Council | $20,000 | |
| Skookum Jim Friendship Centre | $58,000 | |
| ElderActive Recreation Association | $25,000 | |
| Friends of Mount Sima | $29,000 | |
| Total | $145,000 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | $800,000 | $420,000 |
2016-17 High Performance Grant Allocations
| Athlete | Sport | Funding |
| Kyran Allen | Freestyle Skiing | $3,500 |
| Heather Clarke | Speed Skating | $3,250 |
| Marcus Deuling | Cross Country Skiing | $4,000 |
| Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon | Freestyle Skiing | $4,500 |
| Bryn Hoffman | Figure Skating | $6,500 |
| Natalie Hynes | Cross Country Skiing | $6,500 |
| Caelan McLean | Cross Country Skiing | $4,250 |
| Nadia Moser | Biathlon | $7,000 |
| Rachel Pettitt | Figure Skating | $6,000 |
| Thomas Scoffin | Curling | $5,000 |
| Pelly Vincent-Braun | Canoe & Kayak | $5,500 |
| Liam Adel | Biathlon | $1,500 |
| Bryce Anderson | Hockey | $2,000 |
| Leif Blake | Orienteering | $750 |
| Pia Blake | Orienteering | $1,000 |
| Oscar Burgess | Hockey | $1,250 |
| Dylan Cozens | Hockey | $2,500 |
| Hannah Deuling | Cross Country Skiing | $3,800 |
| Jake Draper | Biathlon | $2,000 |
| Ryan Hindson | Basketball | $2,500 |
| Crystal Legoffe | Snowboarding | $2,000 |
| Cassis Lindsay | Swimming | $2,500 |
| Rennes Lindsay | Swimming | $2,750 |
| Madison Nickleson | Hockey | $2,250 |
| Niko Rodden | Freestyle Skiing | $2,500 |
| Amanda Thomson | Cross Country Skiing | $3,000 |
| Adam Waddington | Snowboarding | $2,000 |
| Brett Walchuk | Hockey | $1,250 |
| Kyron Crosby | Hockey | $2,000 |
| Emily King | Gymnastics | $1,500 |
| Hannah Kingscote | Swimming | $1,500 |
| Mikayla Kramer | Figure Skating | $2,500 |
| Adrian Robinson | Swimming | $1,500 |
| Money set aside for individuals attending World Championships | $7,450 | |
| Total | $108,000 | |
| Officials | ||
| Lynda Harlow | Yukon Freestyle Ski Association | $1,000 |
| Tony Gaw | Yukon Soccer Association | $1,000 |
| Total | $2,000 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | $110,000 | |
2016-17 Elite Athlete Funding
| Athlete | Sport | Funding |
| Dahria Beatty | Cross Country Skiing | $11,500 |
| Jessica Frotten | Athletics – Paralympic | $11,500 |
| Knute Johnsgaard | Cross Country Skiing | $11,500 |
| Emily Nishikawa | Cross Country Skiing | $11,500 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $46,000 |
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