Community Spaces program taking applications
Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s Co-op Community Spaces program is now taking applications.
This year, $1 million in funding is available to support capital projects dedicated to recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture.
Registered non-profit organizations, registered charities and community service co-operatives can apply online until March 1. Funding between $25,000 and $150,000 per project is available.
The program has provided $12.5 million to 175 projects across Western Canada, including educational spaces, community gardens and recreational facilities.
FCL administers the program on behalf of more than 160 independent local Co-ops across Western Canada that form the Co-operative Retailing System.
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For more information, visit communityspaces.ca.
Alberta Grains elects first board
Newly formed Alberta Grains has its first board of directors, led by chair Tara Sawyer, first vice-chair Scott Jespersen and second vice-chair Devin Hartzler.
Sawyer, who farms near Acme, previously served as chair of Alberta Barley and Alberta Grains’ interim board since the formal amalgamation of Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) last August.
Jespersen, who farms near Spruce Grove, was previously an Alberta Barley director and second vice-chair of Alberta Grains’ interim board.
Hartzler, who farms near Carstairs, previously served as an AWC director and on Alberta Grains’ interim board.
The newly elected directors are:
- Region 1: Dean Hubbard, David Bishop
- Region 2: Hartzler, Sawyer
- Region 3: Stewart Oke, Dick Wymenga
- Region 4: Shawn Jacula, Brent Christensen
- Region 5: Jespersen
- Region 6: Greg Sears, Tasha Alexander
CPKC railway plans steam tour
The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway plans a Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour this spring.
It will start April 24 at the company’s global headquarters in Calgary and culminate June 4 in Mexico City.
The Empress 2816, a 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built in 1930, will make 11 stops between Calgary and Mexico City:
- Calgary, April 24
- Moose Jaw, April 28
- Minot, N.D. , April 30
- St. Paul, Minn., May 3
- Franklin Park, Ill., May 8
- Davenport, Iowa, May 10
- Kansas City, Mo., May 18
- Shreveport, La., May 24
- Laredo, Texas, May 28
- Monterrey, Mexico, May 31
- Mexico City, June 4
Steam tour events will be held in Moose Jaw, Minot, St. Paul, Franklin Park, Davenport, Kansas City, Shreveport and Laredo, where the public will be able to see the 2816 up close, learn more about the locomotive and CPKC’s history and enjoy the Puffer Belly Express mini-train, a quarter scale steam locomotive model.
For more information, visit www.cpkcr.com/en/community/final-spike-steam-train.
Sask. research farm receives funding
Suncrest College in Yorkton, Sask., recently received $60,400 from the Western Grains Research Foundation Accelerating Capacity Initiative to construct a sample dryer and buy a truck and weigh wagon.
The college operates a research farm in partnership with the East Central Research Foundation.
The farm previously relied on dryers at other Agriculture Applied Research Management (AgriARM) sites in Saskatchewan.
The new truck is used to haul equipment and complete field work, while the weigh wagon makes field-scale plot work more efficient.
The research foundation also obtained a new seed cleaning clipper and screens, dump trailer, custom-made bleachers for plot tours and video equipment.
The research team now produces videos to share findings and post them on YouTube (@eastcentralresearchfoundat1520).
