Farm Credit Canada is giving 1.5 million dollars through its Agrispirit Fund to 84 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects.

The community of Eastend is receiving some of that funding as Casey Ziegler, Secretary of the Eastend Rink Board explains, "We received $15,000, and that money's already earmarked and is going to be used for up-grading the flooring in all of our dressing rooms in our Rink. It's basically all original flooring from when the facility was built 30 years ago. So, we're very thankful for the support, that's for sure."

Ziegler says they hope to start on the renovations soon in order to have the dressing rooms ready by hockey season.