Local Sport Program Development Fund

The Local Sport Program Development Fund (LSDF) supports community projects aimed at improving access to sport and recreation activities in all regions of BC.  Sports funding through LSDF is directed to municipalities, sport organizations and Aboriginal communities to initiate new, or expand existing, sport programs in BC communities. These programs are delivered through community partnerships.

The LSDF launched in 2008 and since then, thousands of new opportunities have been created for people of all ages to enjoy the benefits of healthy living through more than 79 community projects. A sample of some community projects that have received support through LSDF sports funding:

• Wachiay Friendship Centre initiated a six-week basketball program and a family dinner in Courtenay to create a safe and supportive place for Aboriginal youth to meet and learn new skills.
• Special Olympics in Kimberley/Cranbrook will launch an Active Start program to teach parents and caregivers how to develop basic motor skills among children with intellectual disabilities.
• Delta Gymnastics and the Tsawwassen First Nations Recreation Center developed a pilot gymnastics program to be delivered on-site at the reserve.
• In Alert Bay, a community ball hockey league was started, with sports funding put towards the purchase of needed equipment and training for coaching and first aid volunteers.
• in Kelowna, Arion Therapeutic Riding developed a therapeutic riding program for children with disabilities so they could experience this recognized healing recreational activity.
• The Fort St. John Elks Speed Skating Club initiated an adult speed skating program giving people from 18 to 80 an opportunity to learn a new sport or to improve skills.

View recipients from the November 2009 intake.
See the news release and fact sheet in PDF.