Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway has announced funding for a pair of projects in Cape
Mike Kelloway
Breton.
The investments totalling over $169,995, made possible through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF), are for two projects, including one in River Bourgeois, Richmond County.
For the Richmond portion of the funding, the government offered $36,570 for the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre’s social enterprise, the Richmond River Roots Market Garden. The funding will go towards creating a sensory garden and outdoor classroom to increase food literacy and self-sufficiency in Richmond County. Funds will also go towards adding a wheelchair ramp, widening a doorway and upgrading a restroom to increase accessibility to the Garden and its programs.