{"id":40539,"date":"2026-01-06T22:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=40539"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:28:26","slug":"225000-grant-received-for-legion-park-revitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2026\/01\/06\/225000-grant-received-for-legion-park-revitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"$225,000 Grant Received for Legion Park Revitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628-475x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-40540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628-228x171.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5628.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>The Town of Swan River received funding of up to $225,000 through the Manitoba Growth, Renewal and Opportunities for Municipalities (Manitoba GRO) program for the Swan River Legion Park Revitalization Project. <\/p>\n<p>The funding will be used to upgrade lighting for improved safety, resurfacing and widening paths for accessibility, and enhancing stage facilities to support cultural events and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>The project is one five projects awarded funding through the 2025-26 Manitoba GRO rollout, a $42-million grant program that supports critical infrastructure for municipalities located outside Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>The five projects receiving funding are:<\/p>\n<p>Grandview Community Sustainability Initiative ($1,262,314)<br \/>\n\u2013 Grandview Municipality;<\/p>\n<p>Swan River Legion Park Revitalization ($225,000)<br \/>\n\u2013 Town of Swan River;<\/p>\n<p>Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project ($438,145)<br \/>\n\u2013 Municipality of Ste Rose;<\/p>\n<p>Oliniyk Bridge Repairs ($59,150)<br \/>\n\u2013 RM of Mountain; and<\/p>\n<p>Veterinary Clinic Expansion ($671,664)<br \/>\n\u2013 RMs of Minto-Odanah, Harrison Park and Clanwilliam-Erickson, as well as the Town of Minnedosa (joint application).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Swan River received funding of up to $225,000 through the Manitoba Growth, Renewal and Opportunities for Municipalities (Manitoba GRO) program for the Swan River Legion Park Revitalization Project. The funding will be used to upgrade lighting for improved safety, resurfacing and widening paths for accessibility, and enhancing stage facilities to support cultural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-40539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}