The Government of Canada has spent over $2.4 million on 23 projects across the South Shore that will benefit communities while helping kickstart an economic recovery from COVID.

Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the Minister responsible for ACOA (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) was at Queens Place in Liverpool on Thursday to announce the list of recipients.

Queens saw funding for several projects including: $100,000 to Autism Nova Scotia and Region of Queens for the universally designed playpark, $79,462 for efficiency upgrades to the Liverpool Curling Club, $77,073 for safety and accessibility improvements at the Queens County fairgrounds, $53,369 to Medway Community Forest Cooperative to build new trails between Kejimkujik National Park and Annapolis Royal and $100,000 to White Point Beach Resort to build their Oceanfront Treehouse accommodations.

Petitpas Taylor says as pandemic restrictions lift, the projects being funded are really making a difference in their communities.

“The purpose of the projects and the purpose of these investments is really to make sure that people can get out there again and just be amongst people,” said Petitpas Taylor.

She says for some of the community groups the funding is the last piece to get them across the line and meet their goals.

“That’s exciting that you’re able to do that. It may not sound like a huge amount but for the community and for the people that have put this project together, it’s really, it is huge.”

The money comes from two sources, the $500 million Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) which helps make shared spaces greener, safer, and more accessible; and the half a billion dollars Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) which helps the tourism sector adapt to meet public health requirements while promoting growth.

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