At their last regular council meeting, the District of Sparwood approved the following community grant allocations. The following were approved by Council and will be included in the 2023 Operating Budget.
• Sparwood Golf Club – $30,000.00 golf course operating grant
• Michel Natal Sparwood Heritage Society – $60,180.00 Sparwood museum operating grant and building operating costs
• Sparwood Trails Alliance – $10,200.00 grant toward the Sparwood Ridge Trail Project
• Sparwood Public Library – $212,685.00 (operating grant + $6,000 donor matching grant + $10,000 capital grant)
• Coal Miner Days Society – $28,392.00 (operating grant + rental of District facilities for Coal Miner Days festivities
• Sparwood Early Years – $1,091.00 toward the Kindergym program’s rental of District facilities
• Wildsafe BC – $2,000.00 operating grant
• Sparwood Chamber of Commerce – $76,022.00 (Sparwood Visitor Centre operating grant, economic development grant + building operating costs)
• Branch Out Learning Society – $11,249.00 for the Children with Special Needs Summer Camp’s rental fees and admissions at District facilities.
• Sparwood and District Art and Heritage Council – $3,205.53 (operating grant + rental of District facilities when hosting various annual events)
• Category 2 Funding Allowance – $26,000.00a
