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INSIDE Richardson Pioneer Donates $12,500

this week
to Clanwilliam Curling Club
By KAREN MITCHELL

O n Thursday, March
21st, Geoff Pater-
son, Grain Merchant at
Minnedosa’s Richardson
Pioneer, presented Liz

Boyd Grant Davies, Clanwilliam Curl-

ing Club treasurer, with a
cheque in the amount of
Releases $12,500. The funding was
approved by the Richard-
Memoir son Foundation to assist

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the group in upgrades for
the facility.
Richardson Founda-
tion explains the history
of the organization as fol-
lows; “Since 1857, James
Richardson and Sons
Limited has maintained
a strong belief in giving
back to the communi-
ties in which they serve,
and that belief continues
today. It’s a commitment
borne of respect and ap- Photo by Karen Mitchell

New Office preciation for the places

our customers and em-
Geoff Paterson, Grain Merchant at Minnedosa’s Richardson Pioneer, presents a cheque in the
amount of $12,500 to Liz Davies, Clanwilliam Curling Club treasurer.
Space on ployees call home and for
the moments that make up

Main Street life beyond the workplace. nadian charitable organi- new paint and upholstery Curling Association dur- skating rink was repaired

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In 1957, to commemorate
the 100th Anniversary of
James Richardson and
Sons, Limited, corporate
philanthropy was initiated
through the Richardson
Century Fund. In 2000,
If your label reads this entity was renamed
19/03/31 the Richardson Founda-
tion and a new vision and
It’s time to renew
mission statement was
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introduced, focused on
204-867-3816 helping create sustainable
futures for registered Ca-
zations in the Visual and
Performing Arts, Educa-
tion, Youth Initiatives and
Environmental Issues. In
2018, Richardson donated
over $2 million to 92 com-
munity projects.”
With the generous
donation, upgrades to the
Clanwilliam rink included
the installation of cameras
on the far end house and
televisions so that viewers
can see the action better,
on seating, new light-
ing, refurbishment of the
boards around the ice sur-
face, new hacks and rings,
a new hose for flooding the
ice and a new sharpened
blade on scraper.
The Clanwilliam curl-
ing rink is believed to have
been built in the years
leading up to 1914. A certif-
icate was obtained show-
ing that the club became
members of The Manitoba
ing that year. The records
however only date back
to 1941 when the earliest
known board members
were Archie Thom, Archie
McQuarrie, Hjalmar Hag-
glund, Noble Shaw, Neil
McPherson, Harry Alldritt
and Philip McMillan.
Records show that in
1945 the seasonal curling
fees were set at $5.00 for
men and $3.00 for wom-
en. In 1945 the roof of the
and in 1953 the roof was
removed to make a larger
open-air skating rink. In
1967 a new waiting room
for the curling rink was
completed. The very first
Honourary Life Member-
ship was presented to Neil
McPherson in 1953 and the
following year, Sid Proven
received the honour.
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