Village of Cumberland Council has selected this year’s recipients for the annual Community Grant Program.
Five community organizations were selected at the March 9 council meeting for the program, which provides up to $10,000 each year for special projects and seed funding to provide social, cultural, recreational and environmental services which benefits Cumberland residents.
This year recipients were:
- Comox Valley Family Services Association: $3,000 to host an “Honouring Our Community” Indigenous peoples and early years family event in Fall 2026.
- Cumberland and District Historical Society: $1,200 in seed funding for a mini museum explorers’ program for children five and under.
- Cumberland Community Schools Society: $2,000 in seed funding for a youth barista training after-school program which will also feature pop-up cafes.
- Cumberland Culture and Arts Society: $2,000 for the creation of large, portable “art walls” to be displayed during cultural events
- Weird Church Cumberland: $1,800 to support the replacement of the roof of the Weird Church’s building
This year, seven applications were received, representing $24,600 in total of requested funding.
