The Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games committee announced Tuesday that Kelly Panteluk Construction Limited and Chamney Crushing Limited have secured naming rights to the athletic track and field facility at Estevan Comprehensive School.
The new track and field facility will be known as 'Chamney Running Track at Panteluk Athletic Field'. The two companies earned the distinction through their support in the form of in-kind donations during the construction of the track and field facility over the past year and a half.
“Kelly Panteluk Construction Limited and Chamney Crushing Limited stepped up in a big way during the beginning stages of construction of the track,” said Pat Jeannot, principal of Estevan Comprehensive School, about the donations received from the two companies. “Both companies worked tirelessly with WSP engineering and the Summer Games committee to ensure that Estevan will be left with a top notch facility that will not only be used for the 2016 Summer Games, but for future generations of student athletes.”
“To show our appreciation to these companies who were instrumental in the overall completion of the track and field facility and their contribution to the legacy of the Games, we have awarded both companies with a diamond sponsorship package as well as venue naming rights,” said Bernie Bjorndalen, co-chair of the Friends of the Games committee. “The athletics venue will be called 'Chamney Crushing Limited Athletic Venue’. Naming rights for Panteluk Construction will be announced at a later date.”
Present at the announcement held at the new athletic field and track were Mike and Jackie Chamney from Chamney Crushing Ltd. The Chamney family has been heavily involved in Estevan's track and field program for a number of years and have stated that, “it was a natural fit for us.”
The construction of the track and field facility began in the spring of 2014. Most of the major construction, including asphalt, was completed before the snow fell last winter. The application of the rubberized running surface was completed in June of this year. The track and athletic field was also funded by the City of Estevan, Rural Municipality of Estevan, Southeast Cornerstone School Division and the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
The grand opening of the Chamney Running Track at Panteluk Athletic Field has been scheduled for May 15, 2016.
