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“Shovel ready” refers to projects that do not appear in a municipality’s 2009 funded capital budget, but which could be started in 2009 with additional funding.
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Additional Articles
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Additional Resources
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Sport Matters Group ( SMG)
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Rural Economic Development Data & Intelligence (REDDI)
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Sport Information
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Ottawa, Ontario
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www.sirc.ca
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Infrastructure
The 2009 Canadian Federal Budget takes direct aim at the long standing infrastructure deficit in sport and recreation with the new Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Fund. For the Sport Community, the increase in dedicated funds means new facilities and desperately needed upgrades will be made to hockey arenas, soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, swimming pools and much more across Canada. If your organization has a “shovel ready” project, get ready to contact your regional development agencies to access the funds.
If you would like more information on the budget and how it could affect your organization, here are some organizations to contact. Funds for RInC will be delivered through the regional development agencies in Canada. For the most up to date information on the RInC fund it is best to stay in contact with your provincial, municipal and regional agencies in sport and recreation. The Sport Matters Group (SMG) is a group of volunteers who work together to increase the resources available for sport in Canada. After attending the 2009 Budget announcement they highlighted areas that sport and recreation can tap into for funding (over and above the RInC fund).
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One Goal, Many Assists
The construction of a unique multipurpose arena in a small town in British Columbia is presented. The community used an innovative design process incorporative all interested parties in the decision making process from the start. Working in a collaborative effort with several architectural firms, local businesses donated materials and services to build this primarily wooden facility.
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Architectural Design
This article highlights design issues that could be overlooked when planning renovations. Lessons learned from a fitness facility are provided highlighting problems that they encountered such as location of water fountains, not having clocks, and the transition between tiles to carpet in the locker rooms. Tips are provided including: consider the overall design, choose a theme, find a good designer, and arranging equipment.
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Renovation Planning
The Factors to consider when renovating a fitness center are listed including: where to start, top 10 things to consider when doing renovations, and additional considerations like pre-project planning, renovation concept drawings, building permit plans, project specifications, contractor selection and negotiation, and permit.
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Municipal Infrastructure Projects: Key to Putting Canadians to Work
This report put out by the Federation of Municipalities highlights that Infrastructure investments provide a ready economic stimulus while guaranteeing that tax dollars stay in Canada creating jobs and generating additional tax revenues. Provided are snap shots of “shovel ready” projects, recommendations to get projects ready for funding, an overview of municipal projects currently waiting for funding, and examples of infrastructure projects
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News from SIRC |
New to the SIRC Collection
The SIRC Collection is growing daily, just this week we added 3 new titles: Life Span Motor Development. 5th ed., Second World-Wide Survey of School Physical Education. Final Report and the Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. Plus many great articles.
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SIRC Boardroom Rental
"With an inspiring environment and the help of your staff, we were able to hold a dynamic meeting that exceeded our expectations." -Andrew Moss, Swimming Canada
Contact SIRC about having your next meeting, training session or seminar in our state of the art boardroom.
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SIRC members have access to SIRC librarians and we are pleased to share some of your questions.
Dear SIRC Librarian:
We have partial funds to construct new recreation centre. Are there matching funds that can be solicited for this type of project?
Thanks,
Kevin
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