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Low Cost Recreation

LEAP - Leisure for Everyone Accessibility Program

New Discoveries Parent & Child Learning Centre Discover programs for parents and children: Home with a Heart, Boundaries and Triple P, Little Chef, Messy Art and Drop-in Lunch and Craft. Call 250-338-6200 for info. Prenatal Classes FREE prenatal classes are available at Public Health to pregnant women and their support people. Register at 250-331-8520 as soon as you know you are pregnant. For info or to register with Public Health’s Right from the Start program go to viha.ca/children . KidSport™ Comox Valley KidSport provides support to children to remove the financial barriers of playing organized sports. For application forms and guidelines visit: kidsportcanada.ca phone 250-334-9294 comoxvalleykidsport@kidsportcanada.ca Canadian Tire JumpStart Parents in financial need looking to get their kids involved in physical activity programs are encouraged to ask about funding assistance. Funding may offset registration fees, equip ment, and transportation costs. jumpstart.canadiantire.ca Traditional Scouting will take your family outdoors! Hiking! Knots! Citizenship! Nature Lore! Campfires! And more! $55/year registration Otters (5 - 8 yrs) - Tuesdays Timberwolves (8 - 11 yrs) - Wednesdays 19 Seal Bay Traditional Scouting Group bpsa-bc.ca Mission Hill/Seal Bay Area barbkenney18@gmail.com 250-941-8874

189 Port Augusta Sea Cadets (12 - 18 years) Learn Leadership, Citizenship, Communications, Sailing, Seamanship, Boat Operator, Rope work, Marksmanship, First Aid, Sporting Activities, Band, Marching Drills, and more (in partnership with Navy League of Can ada and DND). FMI: PortAugusta189@outlook. com or 189sea@cadets.gc.ca or 250-207-2709 www.sway.cloud.microsoft/9fbvMiVXRIyMX6MZ?ref=Link Village of Cumberland FAIR Program The FAIR program offers qualifying Village of Cumberland residents a credit of $350 per calendar year that can be used toward a 50% discount on registered programs. Successful applicants also qualify for the LEAP program. For details, call 250.336.2231 or visit www.cumberland.ca/rec-financial-assistance . We provide healthy lifestyle opportunities to residents of the City of Courtenay who live below Statistics Canada low income thresholds. How to apply? Recreation Access application forms are available at courtenay.ca/forms . For more information call 250-338-5371 or 250-338-1000 Town of Comox TRIP Program Low cost recreation opportunities are avail able for Comox residents on limited income. Application forms are available at comox.ca/ accessible-rec or call the Community Centre at 250-339-2255 for more information. Qualified applicants receive $425/per year towards a 50% discount on eligible programs and Fitness Studio memberships. Local recreation departments provide free and discounted services for low-income individuals/ families. This includes a free 52-punch card for each municipality’s drop-in programs for each family member and a $350 subsidy per family member, that can be used towards the cost of registered CVRD recreation program at the CVRD Sports and Aquatic Centres. City of Courtenay Recreation Access Program

If you would like to promote or change your free/low cost service, please call 250-338-5371 and refer to this page!

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