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Williams Lake, BC – Non-profit, volunteer, and community groups are receiving $521,425 in gaming grants from the Province of B.C. as part of a $25-million province-wide distribution. 

“These groups are part of what makes Williams Lake a supportive and family-friendly community. These grants are vital to helping them continue to provide support for people all across the Cariboo-Chilcotin,” says Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett. 

The 15 groups receiving funding in Williams Lake include:

Effective April 1, 2010, the Province combined two gaming grant programs (bingo affiliation and direct access) into the Community Gaming Grant program. This amalgamation ensures all community groups have fair and equitable access to gaming funds. It also streamlines and simplifies the grant application, review and approval process for applicants and the Province. 

In total, the Province has budgeted $120 million for gaming grants in 2010-2011 -- $7.4 million more than last year. The grants will fund approximately 6,000 organizations that support people in need, public safety, youth arts and sports, education and parent and district advisory councils. 

To date, approximately $54 million has been allocated to gaming grants for 2010-2011. The Province considers applications for community gaming grants four times per year, with each intake devoted to a specific sector. 

For more information about community gaming grants, please visit: http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/gaming/

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