ACFO Rive-Nord Inc., Elliot Lake
$25,000 over three months for renovations to the Little Treasures Childcare Centre to provide fully accessible washrooms for children and adults.

Algoma Friendship Senior Citizens Inc.
$8,000 over six months to build a wheelchair ramp and make improvements to the parking area in order to improve access to the Community Hall in Leeburn.

Algoma Rod and Gun Club Inc., Sault Ste Marie
$23,300 over one year for equipment to expand a junior archery program.

Alpha en Partage de Sudbury Est
$75,000 over one year to assist women in poverty in rural Sudbury East District with the transition to employment.

Association Culturelle et Professionnelle Africaine de Sudbury
$15,000 over one year towards the costs of producing a French kit of training materials that will be used to deliver workshops on cultural diversity in Sudbury.

The Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens of Lee Valley
$16,000 over six months for renovations to the century-old Lee Valley Hall to preserve it as an accessible and comfortable location for social and recreational activities for the residents of this small rural community.

Bel Canto Chorus
$5,800 over three months to provide a chorale workshop and to provide participating choristers an opportunity to broaden their repertoire and audiences.

Big Brothers Association of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Inc.
$25,000 over one year to enable the organization to continue serving the community and increase its promotional efforts to recruit more Big Brothers and volunteers.

Big Sisters Association of Sault Ste. Marie
$25,000 over two years to enable the organization to continue providing young girls with the support and guidance of a Big Sister as a friend and role model.

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
$75,000 over three years to enhance events and marketing activities in order to increase the number of people visiting the Centre.

Canadian Diabetes Association Sudbury and District Branch
$25,000 over one year to implement an outreach program through the recruitment and training of volunteers to promote awareness of diabetes in rural communities in the Sudbury District.

Canadian Diabetes Association, Timmins and District Branch
$25,000 over one year to implement an outreach program through the recruitment and training of volunteers to promote awareness of diabetes in communities in the Cochrane District.

The Canadian Hearing Society
$100,000 over two years to establish an office in Timmins to provide general social services counselling to persons with a hearing impairment in Cochrane District.

Canadian Mental Health Association - Sudbury Branch
$23,500 over three years to provide suicide intervention training to 375 individuals in Sudbury.

Canadian Mental Health Association - Sudbury Branch
$75,000 over one year to establish and operate a peer support line for consumers of mental health services.

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)-Sudbury/Manitoulin District Office
$66,000 over one year to implement a strategy for providing support services to deafblind people living in the Sudbury/Manitoulin District in order to allow them to participate in the life of the community.

The Canadian Red Cross Society, Timmins & District Branch
$60,000 over three years to provide water and boating safety training in isolated communities in the Sudbury District.

Centre Francophone de Sault Ste. Marie
$20,000 over six months towards the cost of organizing a francophone summer music festival in Sault Ste Marie.

Centre régional de Loisirs culturels inc.
$25,000 over one year to enhance and promote arts and recreational programs offered at the Centre.

Chapleau Regional Development Corporation
$42,600 over two years to help implement a strategy for ecotourism development in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve.

Chevaliers de Colomb Conseil Père Arthur Doyon 7281
$9,000 over ten months to purchase a photocopier to be used to produce a French language newsletter for the community of Fauquier-Strickland.

The Children's Library
$10,700 over one year to this privately funded library for renovations and furnishings to convert a storage area into a reading room where students can study and do research.

Children's Mental Health Services (Sudbury)
$25,000 over one year to improve the effectiveness of counselling services for Aboriginal children, youth and families by providing traditional Anishnaabe healing, teaching and talking circles in tandem with western clinical intervention.

Clean North, the Sault and District Recycling Association
$20,000 over eight months to educate residents of Sault Ste. Marie on how to reduce, reuse and recycle in order to divert waste from the local landfill site.

Clean North, the Sault and District Recycling Association
$24,800 over one year to a collaborative of four organizations, of which Clean North is the lead, to recycle reusable paint in the community rather than sending it elsewhere for hazardous waste disposal.

Le Club Amical du New Sudbury
$25,000 over one year to convert a classroom to a sewing room and to purchase sewing equipment in order to offer sewing opportunities to members.

Club Richelieu de Noëlville
$20,000 over five months towards the costs of equipment for two children's playgrounds in Noëlville and Alban.

Club Richelieu, Sudbury
$10,600 over four months to renovate a year-round camp for youth.

Cochrane Food Bank
$23,200 over five months to purchase a forklift and storage shelving to improve the distribution and storage of food at the Food Bank.

Cochrane Temiskaming Epilepsy Association
$25,000 over one year to hire a part-time coordinator to recruit and train volunteers in five communities in the Cochrane District to deliver the Kids on the Block program, which teaches children about discrimination and safety issues through the use of puppetry.

Community Living Algoma
$21,500 over one year to provide training of staff, clients, family members and volunteers in Personal Outcome Measures, a service delivery model that focuses on helping clients achieve their desired personal outcomes.

Community Solidarity for Access to Employment
$99,000 over three years to support young francophone adults with disabilities in their transition from the education system to employment.

Crime Stoppers of the District of Cochrane
$17,600 over one year to purchase new office equipment and to expand the Crime Stoppers' program into area high schools and post secondary institutions.

Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie & District of Algoma Inc.
$13,000 over four months to promote the organization and to purchase new computers and office equipment in order to improve operational efficiency.

The Elizabeth Fry Society - Sudbury Branch
$25,000 over one year to recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to assist with the delivery of services for the rehabilitation of women in conflict with the law.

Elliot Lake Astronomy Club
$7,700 over six months to purchase a computer-controlled telescope and accessories to enable the community to enjoy astronomy as a learning and leisure activity.

Elliot Lake Masonic Temple Corporation
$25,000 over six months to renovate the Masonic Heritage Hall, a community facility used by many groups, by making the entrance fully accessible and protected from inclement weather.

Epilepsy Sudbury-Manitoulin
$25,000 over one year to help deliver support services to those affected by epilepsy.

Family Counselling Centre of Sault Ste. Marie and District
$68,900 over three years to deliver an early intervention program for elementary school children who are at-risk for school failure, juvenile delinquency and substance abuse.

Fiddleworks of Rayside-Balfour
$25,000 over two years towards the costs of marketing and staging the Chelmsford Fiddle and Stepdance Competition.

German Culture Club of Timmins
$12,000 over three years towards the costs of leasing a suitable location for the club to hold its meetings and various activities such as folk dancing, a youth choir practice, language classes and music lessons.

Girl Guides of Canada James Bay Frontier Division
$15,000 over three months towards materials and project supervision for renovations to Camp Chimo to make the camp accessible and safe for the physically challenged.

Le Groupe d'Appui VIH-SIDA de Sudbury
$25,000 over three years to hire a part-time volunteer coordinator to recruit and train new volunteers for the Maison la Paix Hospice.

Guglielmo Marconi Society of Sault Ste. Marie
$25,000 over six months to help renovate a cultural centre and help purchase equipment for outdoor bocce courts.

Head Injury Association of Sault Ste Marie and District
$25,000 over two years to continue providing support to people living with the effect of a brain trauma.

Ininew Friendship Centre
$25,000 over seven months toward the costs of operating a youth centre in Cochrane

John Howard Society of Sudbury
$25,000 over 18 months to deliver an inmate arts program at the Sudbury Jail the benefits of which include rehabilitation, therapy and the potential for income upon release.

Kapuskasing Nordic Ski Club
$25,000 over one year towards the cost of purchasing newer cross-country ski trail grooming equipment.

Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste. Marie
$14,000 over one year to help establish and purchase equipment for a 25-member youth swing band.

Kiwanis Music Festival of Sault Ste. Marie
$15,000 over two years towards the costs of holding a music festival in 2001 and 2002.

Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury
$20,000 over two years to allow expansion of festival activities and to raise awareness of the festival in the local community.

Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services
$60,000 over two years for a pilot project to recruit, evaluate, license and train First Nations foster care providers in the City of Timmins.

Laurentian Student and Community Radio Corporation
$75,000 over six months for renovations to make the facilities safe and accessible.

Learning Disabilities Association of Sault Ste. Marie
$66,000 over three years to continue to provide counselling, information and support services to learning disabled children, their families and teachers in the community.

Le Club de la Bonne Humeur d'Opasatika
$15,000 over one year to help organize a three-day cultural festival in August 2001 to celebrate the pioneers of the community of Opasatika.

Les Entreprises Forma-Jeunes Inc.
$25,000 over one year to support the operation of a life-skills and job-training program for youth facing employment barriers.

The Lord's Kitchen Society Inc.
$9,000 over one year for the purchase of kitchen equipment to be used to prepare meals for the needy in Timmins.

Loyal Order of Moose - Sault Ste. Marie Lodge no.535
$10,000 over one year to help purchase uniforms and drums for the City of Sault Ste Marie Juvenile Pipe Band.

Manitoulin Snowdusters Club
$25,000 over one year towards the cost of widening and straightening 40 kilometres of trail between Priddle Point and Silverwater in order to ensure better visibility and safety.

McClelland Squash and Fitness Centre
$23,300 over one year for new gym equipment and incremental operating costs in order to attract new members and ensure the long-term sustainability of the community fitness centre.

Meals on Wheels (Sudbury) Inc.
$51,900 over three years to support the operation of the Meals on Wheels program pending the co-location of a kitchen facility in Blezard Valley and a main distribution point in New Sudbury.

Moosonee Native Friendship Centre
$22,500 over one year towards the purchase and conversion of a van to provide accessible transportation services for the disabled, elders and chronically ill residents of Moosonee.

The Navy League of Canada-Sudbury Branch
$17,000 over four months to install a naval monument in Sudbury's Memorial Park honouring the 7,000 past and present members of the Navy League in Sudbury as well as the Canadian Navy, Merchant Navy and Navy League of Canada.

Nickel District Easter Seal Society
$100,000 over two years to pilot the use of information technology to reduce isolation and enhance access to employment and post-secondary education opportunities for youth aged 14-19 with physical or learning disabilities.

Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA)
$9,400 over two years to promote and exhibit the work of Northeastern Ontario artists.

Ontario Special Olympics Inc.
$75,000 over eight months to help hold the 2001 Ontario Special Olympics Summer Games in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Order of the Golden Wing, Inc.
$25,000 over one year for equipment for a youth camp at Mount Lake north of Elliot Lake to be used by youth groups from the North Shore area.

Our Children, Our Future - Family Resources, Chelmford
$25,000 over one year to provide information that will reduce the risk of illness to babies and mothers in the Sudbury District.

Program Read (Sault Ste. Marie)
$18,700 over fifteen months to provide a basic literacy class for adults who are mental health service consumers.

Providence Bay Agricultural Society
$25,000 over one year for renovations and equipment for the Providence Bay Fairgrounds including: new bleachers, picnic tables and cattle pens, upgrading of the parking lot and a new accessible parking area and purchase of a photocopier.

Providence Bay Curling Club
$25,000 over four months towards the costs of new ice-making equipment including a chiller, compressor and condensor in order to permit the continued operation of the curling club.

The Renaissance Seniors' Centre
$5,300 over one year to purchase a photocopier and fax machine in order to reduce operating expenses and improve the Centre's prospects for long-term sustainability.

Rydal Bank Historical Society
$25,000 over one year to repair the foundation of the Rydal Bank Community Hall in order to preserve the structure of the building, which is a focal point for community life.

The Sault Ste. Marie Community Theatre Centre
$75,000 over one year for an acoustic shell to improve the sound quality at the Centre and bring it up to current theatrical audio standards.

Silverwater Recreation Centre Inc.
$2,400 over one year to enhance the safety of seniors and others using the recreation centre through renovations to the stairs leading to the stage and the purchase of new chairs to replace worn benches.

Soo Arena Association
$4,500 over one month to purchase and install an ice rink temperature controller to reduce utility costs and ensure the continued financial viability of the arena.

Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club
$55,000 over three years to replace grooming and timing equipment, renovate the clubhouse and enhance coaching development and youth programs.

Soo Minor Baseball Association
$50,000 over two years to support the operation of a minor baseball program for children and youth (ages 7 to 20) in Sault Ste. Marie.

Sudbury Arts Council/Conseil des arts de Sudbury
$107,200 over five years to establish and operate a multi-purpose performing and exhibition space for community arts groups.

The Sudbury Community Foundation
$50,000 over three years for staff and marketing costs to increase the operational effectiveness of this new community foundation.

The Sudbury Kinsmen Family Centre Foundation
$75,000 over one year to help renovate six rooms at The House of Kin to provide safe, affordable accommodation for patients, and those accompanying them, who are referred to Sudbury medical facilities.

Sudbury Theatre Centre
$60,000 over three months to replace the theatre's heating and air conditioning unit and to refurbish the existing seats.

Sudbury Therapeutic Riding Program
$42,300 over three years to sustain a therapeutic riding program for challenged persons in Sudbury.

Therapeutic Ride Algoma
$40,700 over three years to provide an expanded therapeutic riding program for people with disabilities in the Sault Ste. Marie area.

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis
$25,000 over one year to design and implement a women's safety audit in the City of Timmins which will identify locations and circumstances that put women at risk of potential violence.

Timmins Symphony Orchestra Inc.
$25,000 over three years to develop the talent of young musicians by reactivating the youth orchestra and expanding programs.

Timmins Therapeutic Riding Association
$24,000 over one year to upgrade existing riding trails to allow year-round use for therapeutic riding and cart driving.

The Timmins Youth Singers Inc.
$8,300 over three months to help produce and market a CD entitled "A Christmas Legacy," recorded from the youth group's 1999 Christmas concert.

Tissage Communautaire de Vallée Est, Hamner
$5,500 over three months for the purchase a 100' loom to provide increased opportunities for individuals to learn the art of weaving.

United Way/Centraide Sudbury and District
$23,700 over one year to purchase new computer equipment and to input its existing database of contributors into a new software package designed specifically for the United Way.

United Way of Sault Ste. Marie
$105,000 over three years to help establish a Community Assistance Trust in the City of Sault Ste. Marie in order to coordinate financial assistance to low income people facing emergencies or extraordinary circumstances.

Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) - Porcupine Branch
$25,000 over two years to expand an existing database of health and social services in Timmins to include the entire District of Cochrane.