The Kinsmen Club of Drumheller is making great progress towards one of its most recent projects, and received a great boost in an exciting way.
The service club in Drumheller has been involved with numerous community ventures. This most recent project is a new playground in the Greentree area.
On Friday, October 25, it received a great boost from the provincial government in the form of a grant for $40,000. This comes from the Community Enhancement Program.
What made receiving the grant even more special was that it was delivered by four Alberta Members of the Legislative Assembly.
Minister of Municipal Affairs Doug Griffiths, along with MLAs Wayne Cao, Steve Young and David Dorward were in Drumheller meeting with town officials and the Drumheller Housing Administration. They also took the time to deliver a letter and cheque to Ashley Wright of The Kinsmen Club in Drumheller
Minister Griffith expressed how it is good to get out in the community and see the projects residents are going forward with. MLA Young agreed.
“Just sending the cheque doesn’t tell the story like coming and getting to see the project,” said Young.
Ashley Wright of the Drumheller Kinsmen said they have been working hard to raise the funds needed to complete the playground. Along with the Alberta Government a number of other area businesses and organizations have jumped on board. This includes the Town of Drumheller, which contributed a donation of $30,000 worth of labour and machinery in kind. The club continues to look for support.
The park is planned for what is currently known as Kinsmen Park along Cedar Crescent in the Greentree area. They hope to get to work on the playground this coming spring.
Checking out the site for the new Kinsmen playground are (l-r) Drumheller CAO Ray Romanetz, MLA Wayne Cao, MLA David Doward, Ashley Wright of the Drumheller Kinsmen, Minister of Municipal Affairs Doug Griffiths Mayor Terry Yemen and MLA Steven Young.