P.E.I. New Democrats want to know what happened to the $3 million in the Canada Games Legacy Fund.

NDP Mike Redmond would like to see the Canada Games legacy fund used to help low-income people stay active. (CBC)

It has been four years since the games were held on P.E.I. and the surplus it left behind, said NDP Leader Mike Redmond, and there is still no word from government on a plan for the fund.

Redmond believes the money should be used to give Islanders a break on the rising cost of recreation programs, costs he said will go up further when the harmonized sales tax is introduced in April.

"We need to make sure that sport remains accessible," said Redmond.

"When you add 14 per cent HST on to sport and fees it's going to be a dramatic effect and it is going to mean kids aren't active."

Inactive kids will mean higher health-care costs in the future, said Redmond.

Redmond made some specific proposals: for example, helping seniors pay to use track facilities at UPEI or helping low-income families with the costs of sports programs for their children.

When the fund was first announced in May 2010 elite athletes were invited to apply for funding.

The Legacy Fund is administered by three trustees. Officials say they have been letting the money in the fund grow over the last few years, and an announcement will be made in the next few weeks about how some of the money will be spent.