The Town of Hay River has been selected by Canadian TireSA国际影视传媒檚 Jumpstart program to receive a grant from its Sport Relief Fund.

The fund helps community sport organizations continue to provide access to sport and play for young people.

The grant to Hay River will help with this summerSA国际影视传媒檚 sports camps, a new addition to the long-running Summer Heat program.

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Mitchell declined to say how much money the town would be getting for the Summer Heat Sports Camps.

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The funding will help train staff, provide T-shirts for participants, and provide appropriate footwear for youth in need.

The Summer Heat Sports Camps are not totally dependent on the Canadian Tire funding.

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However, the purchase of footwear is happening because of the Canadian Tire support.

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This is not the first time that the Town of Hay River has received support from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program.

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The sports camps, like the regular Summer Heat, are expected to run for seven weeks from July 12 to Aug. 27.

Each week of the sports camps will focus on a particular sport, including basketball, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, traditional games, ball hockey, flag football and more.

Registration opened on June 1.

Across Canada, the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund will be distributing $12 million.

Mitchell explained that the Town of Hay River qualified for some of the funding as a not-for-profit organization.

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