David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale and Sophia Aggelonitis, M.P.P. for Hamilton Mountain announced today that Redeemer University College will be receiving $599,974 in funding for its Community Soccer Project. The federal and Ontario governments have each contributed equal amounts towards this project. The funds are designated for a $910,000 project to replace the natural grass on Redeemer\u2019s soccer field with an artificial turf surface and to install lights, bleachers and fencing. Redeemer\u2019s application was made in partnership with the Ancaster Soccer Club (ASC), which will work with Redeemer to raise the remaining $310,000 and will have access to the field for the many community programs it operates. \u201cWe are pleased that we could partner with ASC to better serve our students and our community through this project,\u201d noted Dr. Justin Cooper, President of Redeemer University College. \u201cThe upgraded soccer field will allow for increased use by Redeemer and the ASC, both of whom are facing challenges trying to meet the demands placed on existing facilities.\u201d This award also marks another breakthrough. In May, Redeemer received capital funding from the federal government for the first time; today\u2019s announcement marks the first time Redeemer has received provincial capital funding for a campus project. \u201cWe are very grateful to the federal and provincial governments for this important investment in our students and the community at large,\u201d said Dr. Cooper. This is one of 12 investments in the Hamilton area totaling almost $10.5 million under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program in Ontario (RInC Ontario) and Recreation Ontario (Ontario REC) that were announced today. Construction on the project will commence once the remaining funds are in place and the Redeemer Board has given its approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale and Sophia Aggelonitis, M.P.P. for Hamilton Mountain announced today that Redeemer University College will be receiving $599,974 in funding for its Community Soccer Project. The federal and Ontario governments have each contributed equal amounts towards this project. The funds are designated for a $910,000 project to replace the […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":{"sub_title":null,"post_featured_image":null,"post_image_vertical_position":null,"post_hero":null,"post_featured":null,"post_featured_order":null,"post_hide_me":null,"use_drop_cap_and_lead_in":null,"lead_in_num_words":null,"hide_recent_articles_sidebar":null,"hide_popular_stories_in_body":null,"cover_story":null,"cover_artwork":null,"cover_photo":null,"related_faculty_members":null,"related_academic_programs":null,"search_keywords_and_synonyms":null},"yoast_head":"\n