Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster and members of Inverness County Council visited the North
Finance Minister and Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster (Communications Nova Scotia photo)
Inverness Recreation Centre last week to officially announce funding for local groups through the Community Generator Program.
MacMaster said the generators will ensure the community spaces have generators in times of emergencies.
A number of local community halls received funding for emergency generators.
Here’s a list of the recipients under the Community Generator Program:
Community Generator Program Recipients, 2022-2023
1. 4 Valleys Volunteer Fire Department and Recreation Organization, Antigonish, $27,819
2. Abercrombie Volunteer Fire Department, Abercrombie, $45,000
3. Acadiaville Community Centre, West Arichat, $20,808
4. Advocate and District Voluntary Fire Department, Advocate Harbour, $41,160
5. Annapolis and District Fire Society, Annapolis Royal, $50,000
6. Annapolis Valley First Nation, $49,370
7. Antigonish Affordable Housing Society – Appleseed Drive, Antigonish, $39,427
8. Antigonish Affordable Housing Society – Hope Drive, Sylvan Valley, $37,187
9. Antigonish County Volunteer Fire Department, Antigonish, $42,458
10. Ardoise Community Recreation Center, Ellershouse, $5,664
11. Arisaig Parish Community Center, Arisaig, $50,000
12. Auld’s Cove Volunteer Fire Department, Auld’s Cove, $42,270
13. Baddeck Community Hall (Knox Hall), Baddeck, $22,635
14. Barney’s River & District Volunteer Fire Department, Barney’s River, $2,400
15. Bay St. Lawrence Community Center, St. Margaret’s Village, $50,000
16. Bedford Lions Club, Bedford, $43,368
17. Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, Cherry Brook, $50,000
18. Blue Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Blue Mountain, $28,506
19. Blue’s Mill Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxillary, Blues Mills, $50,000
20. Boys and Girls Club Cape Breton (Whitney Pier Youth Club), Sydney, $30,010
21. Brighton and Barton Volunteer Fire Department, Brighton, $1,669
22. Brule Community Centre Association, Brule, $39,740
23. Cabot Volunteer Fire Department, Cape North, $50,000
24. Canso and Hazel Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Canso, $50,000
25. Canso Lions Club , Canso, $4,776
26. Cape Breton Southwestern Food Bank Society, Port Hood, $15,364
27. Carroll’s Corner Community Centre, Carroll’s Corner, $30,500
28. Catalone Seniors and Pensioners Association, Catalone, $29,757
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29. Celtic Music Interpretative Centre Society, Judique, $50,000
30. Central Nova Scotia Civic Centre Society, Truro NS, $50,000
31. Chester United Baptist Church, Chester, $19,273
32. Christmas Island Volunteer Fire Department, Christmas Island, $13,616
33. City Homemakers Service Society, Sydney, $38,502
34. Club Social des Iles, Surrette’s Island, $17,928
35. Colchester Community Support Society – Colchester Food Bank, Truro, $18,376
36. Community Support Society of River John, Welsford, $19,024
37. Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association, Sydney, $14,644
38. Coxheath Volunteer Fire Department, Sydney, $16,000
39. Cranton Cross Road Community Centre, Margaree Centre, $43,257
40. Creignish Recreation Center, Creignish, $42,405
41. Dalhousie Mountain Snowmobile Club and Elmfield Community Hall, Pictou, $12,201
42. Debert Volunteer Fire Brigade, Debert, $50,000
43. Dominion Volunteer Fire Department, Dominion, $23,000
44. East Hants Ground Search and Rescue Association , Nine Mile River, $35,682
45. Eltuek Arts Centre/New Dawn Enterprises, Sydney, $50,000
46. Eskasoni First Nation, $24,000
47. Ethiopian Community Club Menelik Association, Sydney, $18,860
48. Fairview Resource Centre, Halifax, $22,424
49. Faith Baptist Church, Great Village, $40,000
50. Five Islands and District Fire Brigade, Lower Five Islands, $23,126
51. Florence Volunteer Fire Department, Florence, $26,701
52. Framboise Community Centre, Framboise, $4,692
53. Frenchvale Road Volunteer Fire Department, Balls Creek, $22,494
54. Garden of Eden Community Centre, Garden of Eden, $24,091
55. Gibson Woods Baptist Church , Gibson Woods, $17,600
56. Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Glace Bay, $14,352
57. Glace Bay Volunteer Fire Department, Glace Bay, $50,000
58. Glendale Area Community Cooperative LTD, Glendale, $42,405
59. Goshen Community and Recreation Centre, Goshen, $40,038
60. Grand Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department, Sydney, $42,812
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61. Grand Mira Community Society, Cape Breton, $23,108
62. Grand River Volunteer Fire Department, Grand River, $15,080
63. Great Village Fire Brigade, Great Village, $12,500
64. Hammonds Plains Community Centre, Hammonds Plains, $30,966
65. Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport, $3,160
66. Heatherton Development Culture & Wellness Association, Heatherton, $50,000
67. Hebbs Cross Fire Department, Hebbs Cross, $50,000
68. Hillside Community Society, Trenton, $20,000
69. Howie Centre Volunteer Fire Department, Sydney, $26,072
70. Hub Amateur Athletic Club, Glace Bay, $21,205
71. Inverness County Council of the Arts, Inverness, $42,405
72. Iona Volunteer Fire Department, Iona, $29,688
73. Joggins Volunteer Fire Department, Joggins, $26,310
74. Judique Community Centre Development Association, Judique, $47,607
75. Kiwanis Ceilidh Golden K Northside, Alder Point, $29,040
76. Lake Ainslie Volunteer Fire Department , Scotsville, $50,000
77. Lake Vaughan Volunteer Fire Dept., Tusket, $13,823
78. Lakeside Community Association, Sampsonville, $6,400
79. L’Ardoise Parish Council/Community Centre, 145 L’Ardoise, $35,040
80. Lions Club of Antigonish, Antigonish, $19,720
81. Little Anse Sampson’s Cove Social Action Centre (Club), Little Anse, $22,032
82. Little Harbour Community Centre, Little Harbour, $24,099
83. Lochaber Community Development Association, Lochaber, $47,800
84. Londondery Community Centre, Londonderry, $8,781
85. Louisdale Lions Club, Louisdale, $11,808
86. Lower Granville Hall Association, Annapolis Royal, $22,188
87. MacDonald Rebekah Lodge #108, Sunny Brae, $25,221
88. Maggie’s Place – A Resource Centre for Families, Amherest, $50,000
89. Main-a-Dieu Community Development Association, Main-a-Dieu, $21,968
90. Margaretsville Community Hall Society, Margaretsville, $13,961
91. Marion Bridge and Area Community Development Council, Marion Bridge, $19,700
92. Meat Cove Development and CAP Association, Meat Cove, $50,000
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93. Merigomish & District Fire Department, Merigomish, $26,804
94. Michelin Social & Athletic Club, Bridgewater, $50,000
95. Middle River Recreation Association, Baddeck, $24,288
96. Milford Recreaton Association, Milford, $50,000
97. Millbrook First Nation, $22,508
98. Municipality of the District of Yarmouth (Hebron Rotary Center), Hebron, $44,054
99. Musquodoboit Valley Ground Search & Rescue, Middle Musquodoboit, $12,875
100. North End Recreation Centre, New Glasgow, $47,913
101. North Inverness Recreation Centre Association, Cheticamp, $50,000
102. North Shore and District Volunteer Fire Department, Englishtown, $26,588
103. North Sydney Fireman’s Club, North Sydney, $50,000
104. Open Arms Church, Parrsboro, $47,999
105. Orenda Canoe Club, Lake Echo, $18,240
106. Oxford Firefighters Association, Oxford, $46,578
107. Petite Riviere Volunteer Fire Department, Petite Riviere, $15,028
108. Pictou Landing Fire Department, Trenton, $21,828
109. Pomquet Fire & Emergency Services, Pomquet, $50,000
110. Port George Regional Rec Centre, Port George, $23,000
111. Port Lorne and District Volunteer Fire Department, Paradise, $20,174
112. Port Medway Fire Department, Port Medway, $49,220
113. Port Morien Volunteer Fire Department, Port Morien, $50,000
114. Port Royal Legion Branch 21, Annapolis Royal, $40,000
115. Pugwash Ground Search and Rescue, Pugwash, $4,194
116. River Herbert Joggins & Development Association, River Herbert, $48,128
117. River John Legion Branch 108, River John, $14,400
118. River John Voluntary Fire Department, Pictou County, $39,116
119. Riverdale Community Services Society, Lower River Inhabitants, $32,577
120. Riverview Enhanced Living/Evergreen House Group Home, Bridgewater, $19,126
121. Rocky Bay Irish Club, D’Escousse, $21,070
122. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 New Germany, New Germany, $40,000
123. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 106 Masstown, Debert, $50,000
124. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128 Whitney Pier, Sydney, $50,000
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125. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 150 Isle Madame, Arichat, $25,192
126. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 58 , Sheet Harbour, $5,837
127. Saint Benedict Parish (Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation), Halifax, $21,800
128. Scotsburn Fire Department, Scotsburn, $50,000
129. Seaforth Community Group, Seaforth, $43,352
130. Seven Communities Recreation and Volunteer Fire Department, Mulgrave, $19,490
131. Sipekne’katik First Nation, $50,000
132. Société Mi-Carême, Grand Etang, $50,000
133. South Haven Community Society, Baddeck, $25,783
134. South Mountain Arm of Gold Community Association, St. Georges Channel, $16,707
135. Springfield Lake Recreation Centre, Middle Sackville, $50,000
136. St. Agnes Parish Hall, Little Dover, $8,800
137. St. Andrew’s Church Hall , Neil’s Harbour, $25,024
138. St. Mary’s District Lions Club, Sherbrooke, $23,488
139. St. Peter’s & Area Lions Club, St. Peters, $40,912
140. St. Peter’s and District Volunteer Fire Department, St. Peter’s, $50,000
141. Sydney – Riverview Y’s Service Club, Sydney, $25,000
142. Sydney Mines Volunteer Fire Department, Sydney Mines, $50,000
143. Sydney River Volunteer Fire Department and Community Hall, Sydney River, $26,272
144. Tatamagouche Voluntary Fire Department, Tatamagouche, $49,704
145. The D’Escousse Civic Improvement Society, D’Escousse, $50,000
146. The Mahone Bay Centre Society, Mahone Bay, $19,177
147. The North Grove Society, Dartmouth, $50,000
148. The Salation Army – Kentville Corps, Kentville, $41,621
149. The Salvation Army – Scotian Glen Camp, Thorburn, $5,440
150. Three Rivers Community Association, Torbrook Mines, $26,933
151. Town of Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal, $41,520
152. Town of Port Hawkesbury, Port Hawkesbury, $50,000
153. Town of Stewiacke, Stewiacke, $14,500
154. Town of Truro, Truro, $30,473
155. Trustees of the Springville Presbyterian Church Springville Church & Community Hall, Springville, $24,109
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156. Uniacke & District Branch 165, Mount Uniacke, $44,574
157. Union Centre Community Hall, Westville, $22,360
158. Upper Clements District Community Association, Upper Clements, $5,899
159. Upper Hammonds Plains Community Dev Association, Upper Hammonds Plains, $38,676
160. Valley Kemptown and District Fire Brigade, Valley, $40,970
161. Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department, River Denys, $50,000
162. Village Green Recreation Society, East Dover, $14,779
163. Wallace Lucas Community Centre, Lucasville, $48,800
164. Ward 1 Social and Recreation Centre, New Glasgow, $47,913
165. Wellington/Fletcher’s Lake Station House , Wellington, $20,182
166. Wentworth Recreation Center Association, Wentworth, $42,780
167. Wentworth Volunteer Fire Department, Wentworth, $24,577
168. West Bay Road & District Voluntary Fire Department, West Bay Road, $50,000
169. West Green Harbour Recreation Association, Lockeport, $21,399
170. West Hants Regional Municipality, PO Box, Windsor, $50,000
171. West Mabou Development Association, West Mabou Harbour, $45,809
172. Westchester Volunteer Fire Department, Westchester Station, $44,900
173. Western Shore & District Fire Department, Western Shore, $50,000
174. Westmount Volunteer Fire Department, Sydney, $50,000
175. Westside Community Centre, New Glasgow, $47,913
176. Whycocomagh Volunteer Fire Department, Whycocomagh, $7,176
177. Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre Association, Whycocomagh, $50,000
178. Wolfville and District Lions Club, Wolfville, $15,750
179. Wolfville Habitat Co-Operative Ltd., Wolfville, $50,000
180. Yarmouth Lions Club, Yarmouth, $14,525