Three local ball diamonds will be receiving upgrades with funding acquired through the provincial PAFIRSPA program.
The funding covers 66% of the overall project cost, with the remaining 34% being supplied by the local applicants.
Bryson Recreation Association Vice-President Meghan Griffin said that they received $47,634 to add netting around the outfield of their diamond, and Campbell’s Bay Director General Sarah Bertrand explained that they got $72,378 to replace around 500 feet of fencing around the field, including the backstop.
Chantal Lair, the community development agent for the Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes explained that they would be using their $56,681 to rehabilitate the old ball field in St-Joseph, in order to expand the options for their adult ball league which currently use the diamonds in Chapeau and Waltham.
All three recipients told CHIP 101.9 that the projects still had to go out to tender, but they were aiming to have them completed for next season.
