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Tourney Fun PAGE 9
Community grants recognize range of Island efforts ALEX KURIAL Editor
RED HOT! The Firemen doused the competition during last weekend’s Fastpitch Tournament, finishing things off with a 12-8 win in Sunday’s final against the Diggers. It’s the Firemen’s 2nd title in 3 years, and they did it behind some big bats and plenty of confidence over the four-month campaign. Check out Pages 8-9 for more on the team’s accomplishment, along with year-end stats and photos from another great tourney weekend down at Snug Cove Field. / Valentyna Gabinyetova photo OPEN HOUSE
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Several community initiatives are receiving a boost thanks to a series of recent grants. Council approved 11 projects for funding during their last meeting of the summer, nine through the Community Grants Advisory Committee and a pair from the Environment and Climate Action Committee (ECAAC). The grants cover a range of topics, from food to sports, and arts to healthcare. The Caring Circle Health and Wellness Society and Bowen Island Children’s Centre (BICC) were key recipients of the Community Grants, receiving $13,000 and $9,500 respectively. The Caring Circle’s amount will go toward staff costs, while BICC’s portion will go toward staff working with the Family Place resource program. Baseball fans will be excited for a new addition to the Snug Cove Field, with $6,000 awarded to the Fastpitch League to purchase a new scoreboard. The board will be erected in the outfield and used for fastpitch, slow pitch, and little league games. SwimBowen Society was another physical activity group which received a grant, with $1,200 allotted for communications equipment, lifeguards, and a water pump. It was a council meeting for the Bowen Island Community Resilient Housing project. After receiving a pair of development variance permits earlier in the evening to assist with the future construction of the Miller Road apartment complex, they received $6,000 toward operational funding during grant allocations. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6