New funding for Gladstone arena and curling club

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Published on Friday, March 11, 2016

Submitted photo. From left: Producers and curling club board members Jeff Mowat and Tom Otto; director of Operations for Richardson Pioneer Dundonald Devon Smith; Crop Inputs manager, Richardson Pioneer Dundonald, Ryan Hyde; Area Marketing Representative, Richardson Pioneer Dundonald, Brad Ginter; Norma Moore Gladstone & District Arena board members Todd Clayton and Koreen Braun; and grain merchant, Richardson Pioneer Dundonald, Pamela Price. 

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The Neepawa Banner

On Feb. 25, the director of Operations of Richardson Pioneer Dundonald, Devon Smith, presented a cheque for $15,000 to the Gladstone Curling Club and the Norma Moore Gladstone & District Arena

After 30 years of community use, it was time for the Norma Moore Gladstone & District Arena and the Gladstone Curling Club to update their equipment. With costs adding up, Richardson Pioneer helped support the community by donating $10,000 to the Gladstone & District Arena and $5,000 to the Gladstone Curling Club.

“These clubs are important gathering places for the people in the area, and it’s a great thing for us to be able to give back to a community that has welcomed our business,” said Smith. “We have a long history of a great working relationship with producers in Gladstone and the surrounding area.”

With help from Richardson Pioneer, the Gladstone arena installed a new chilling unit for the artificial ice plant.

“Without the support of community funds and local grants, a purchase this large would not be possible,” said Leslie Gabor, a Gladstone arena board member. “The chiller has benefited the community for the young and old. With it, we can continue to offer programs like minor hockey, recreational hockey, public skating and the Breakfast Club. Local teams can also rent the ice.”