{"id":37,"date":"2020-03-13T16:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/wood-buffalo\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:36:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/wood-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tWelcome to\t<\/h4>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tKidSport Wood Buffalo\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/wood-buffalo\/apply-for-a-grant\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAPPLY FOR A GRANT\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/hap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLEARN MORE ABOUT THE HOCKEY ASSIST PROGRAM (HAP)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/news-stories\/returntoplay\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRETURN TO PLAY GRANT\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tABOUT\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tKidSport Wood Buffalo\t<\/h4>\n\t<h3>We provide grants to help cover the costs of registration fees so that all kids aged 18 and under in Wood Buffalo can play a season of sport.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We provide grants to help cover the costs of registration fees so that all kids aged 18 and under in Wood Buffalo can play a season of sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Our chapter accepts applications and administers grants of up to<strong> $600 per kid\/year<\/strong>, for kids who live in Wood Buffalo, or in one of the other communities we serve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>KidSport Wood Buffalo proudly serves the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and we don&#8217;t just mean Fort McMurray! We are proud to support all communities within the municipality.<\/p>\n\n<p>These include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anzac<\/li>\n<li>Conklin<\/li>\n<li>Draper<\/li>\n<li>Fort Chipewyan<\/li>\n<li>Fort Fitzgerald<\/li>\n<li>Fort McKay<\/li>\n<li>Fort McMurray<\/li>\n<li>Gregoire Lake Estates<\/li>\n<li>Janvier<\/li>\n<li>Saprae Creek Estates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/wood-buffalo\/apply-for-a-grant\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAPPLY FOR A GRANT\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tCONNECT\t<\/h5>\n\t    <span class=\"socialmedia-links fl-icon-group\">\n        <!------------------ Facebook ------------------>\n        <span class=\"fl-icon facebook\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidsportwoodbuffalo\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"link to https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidsportcanada\/\" rel=\"noopener\"[soci>\n                    <i class=\"fab fa-facebook-square\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n\t\t<!------------------ Facebook 2 ------------------>\n        <span class=\"fl-icon facebook\">\n                    <\/span>\n        <!------------------ Twitter ------------------>\n        <span class=\"fl-icon twitter\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidSportWB\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"link to https:\/\/twitter.com\/kidsport\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n        <!------------------ Instagram ------------------>\n        <span class=\"fl-icon instagram\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kidsportwb\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"link to https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kidsport.canada\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <i class=\"fab fa-instagram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n        <!------------------ YouTube ------------------>\n        <span class=\"fl-icon youtube\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KidSportCanada\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"link to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KidSportCanada\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <i class=\"fab fa-youtube\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n    \n<h5>\n\t\t\tQUICK LINKS\t<\/h5>\n<h6>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmwb.ca\" title=\"www.rmwb.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\twww.rmwb.ca\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h6>\n<h6>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/explorewoodbuffalo.ca\/\" title=\"https:\/\/explorewoodbuffalo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/explorewoodbuffalo.ca\/\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h6>\n<h6>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keyano.ca\/en\/athletics-and-fitness\/huskies-athletics.aspx\" title=\"Keyano Huskies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tKeyano Huskies\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h6>\n<h6>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/diversity-inclusion\/\" title=\"Diversity &amp; Inclusion in Sport Discussion Series\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\tDiversity &amp; Inclusion in Sport Discussion Series\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h6>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tThe Latest\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tNews &amp; Stories\t<\/h4>\n    <h5>News &amp; Stories<\/h5>\n    <h5>EVENTS<\/h5>\n<h2>\n\t\t\t100% LOCAL IMPACT\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tAll funds raised by Kidsport Wood Buffalo stay in our community to get local kids off the sidelines and into a season of sport. Let&#8217;s work together to build strong kids and strong communities!\t<\/h4>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/wood-buffalo\/donate\/\">\n            <br \/>DONATE<br \/>NOW\n    <\/a>\n\t\t<!-- Comment to fix spacing issue\n\t-->\n\t\t<h1>$0<\/h1>\n\t<!-- Comment to fix spacing issue\n\t-->\t\n<h3>\n\t\t\tGranted to kids in Wood Buffalo last year.\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<!-- Comment to fix spacing issue\n\t-->\n\t\t<h1>0<\/h1>\n\t<!-- Comment to fix spacing issue\n\t-->\t\n<h3>\n\t\t\tKids helped off the sidelines in Wood Buffalo last year.\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tBy supporting KidSport we all win. 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