Sport NL board member Darren Colbourne talks about government's recent $1.2M investment

    Friday, 14 August 2026 12:04

    By Tonya Organ

    He says this gives them the ability and capacity to continue supporting sports organizations, athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers.

    On Tuesday, Government announced $1.2M to support Sport NL. Darren Colbourne is on the board of Sport NL and came on Bayfm to talk about the investment. He says this gives them the ability and capacity to continue supporting sports organizations, athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers. Colbourne says there are so many opportunities in sports now especially for girls.

    He  remembers 1980 when he was 12 years old and headed to Grand Bank to compete. He says for him, sports became important and he learned a lot of skills to use in life, like dealing with people. 

    For more information go to sportnl.ca

     

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