Canora Junior Elementary School students and staff were clearly thrilled on November 8 during a presentation from Richardson Pioneer.
“You can feel the excitement in the air,” Rod Steciuk, the school’s principal, said as students scrambled to head outside.
The reason for the excitement was the official opening of the new playground structure on the school’s property, which was finally completely funded by a generous donation of $25,000 from the Canora branch of Richardson Pioneer.
Craig Walsh, Dallas Harrison and Kent Gress were there to present the cheque at the opening on November 8 while students held signs reading “Thank you!” to show their appreciation.
After the presentation, students were allowed to play on the structure, which included a new climbing apparatus with several slides, a tire swing set and a swing set.
A company from Humboldt called 1 Stop Playgrounds Ltd. received the equipment on November 1, and worked well into Monday night to ensure the apparatus was set up by the day of the presentation.
“Richardson is proud to support the Good Spirit School Division Playground project,” said Harrison in a statement after the presentation. “We understand that a key part of our enduring success is the strength of the communities in which we do business, like Canora.”
Harrison added that he felt it was important to support the donation because it directly impacts the well-being of kids in the area and provides them with a fun and safe environment.
The Canora Junior Elementary School playground project’s donation was made possible through the Richardson Foundation, Richardson Pioneer’s charity fund. The Richardson Foundation donated over $1.65 million in 2015 to support 70 community project and organizations across western Canada, said Harrison.
