Saskatchewan

• Sustainable Solar Space and Youth Education
• Four-Season Urban Agriculture Project
• Diamond Improvement Project
• Rotary Park Enhancement
• Central Park Restoration Project
• A Welcome Home Campaign

Manitoba

• Riverbank Discovery Centre Festival Park
• Garage/Community Clubhouse
• Winkler Arts and Cultural Centre
• Outdoor Fitness Project
• Grow Your Own Way Community Garden and Green Space

The Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary in Victoria, B.C., is home to many native plants and animals and features more than 1,000 feet of floating boardwalks, which are used as outdoor classrooms. A new aluminum boardwalk will increase safety and allow the organization to deliver educational services long into the future.

The Stuart Nechako Regional Pool Society is raising funds for the new Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre. Once constructed, the facility will provide community members of all ages with an exciting new recreation area.

The Alexandra Community Health Centre is Calgary’s first community food centre. The centre offers programs addressing food access, skills and education and operates a commercial-grade, educational kitchen, community dining hall, outdoor garden and greenhouse.

The Thorhild and District Agricultural Society is rejuvenating a community rink by replacing existing lighting with high-efficiency LED lights. The organization also plans to build new referee and female change rooms, paint bleachers and repair the facility’s roof.

The Wetaskiwin Agricultural Society is building a new multiplex building that will benefit the entire community. The new facility will include a boardroom, office, washrooms and a space for local events and organizations.

The Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) is developing a world-class outdoor soccer complex on the city’s west side. The second phase of the ESMA’s West Soccer Park includes the construction of seven Class B soccer fields with a specific grade of soil suited to higher levels of play. The park will also feature a community space with gazebos and picnic areas.

The 670 Collective Mountain Bike Club builds and maintains bike trails in Redcliff, Alta., and is completing the Redcliff Bicycle Skills Park, an off-road cycling park for riders of all ages and skills, featuring a pump track, jump park and cross-country skills loop.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is conserving a 640-acre property outside Edmonton that will bring more people in touch with nature. Once finished, the Bunchberry Meadows Conservation Area will feature trails for hiking, trail running, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The area will also have washrooms, garbage facilities, picnic tables and benches for public use, school programming and youth organizations.

The High River Public Library Society is building a public outdoor patio in a neglected area outside the community’s library. The finished patio will feature a vertical garden — or a “living wall” — which will demonstrate to the community how vegetation can flourish in unlikely places.

The Nature’s Wild Backyard project at Edmonton’s Valley Zoo will help attendees get up close and personal with cows, chickens, sheep, rabbits and pigs. This large-scale project is expected to begin construction in 2017 and will use interactive displays to teach visitors how animals make their homes.

Paved Arts & New Media, a Saskatoon-based media education co-operative, is building a sustainable solar space where the community can connect and learn about new media production. The organization will use the donation to resurface its roof, replace a heating/cooling unit and purchase and install solar panels.

The Regina & District Food Bank is building a new greenhouse with raised planter beds and composting vertical garden towers. The year-round facility will provide fresh produce to food bank clients and create opportunities for the local community to learn about food production and the services provided by the food bank.

Project Triple Play is building two world-standard softball diamonds in Prince Albert, Sask., that will host community games, as well as national and international competitions.

With walkways, picnic tables, a play structure for children and a disc golf course, the Rotary Club of Melfort is making its park a more inviting place. The rejuvenated park will create an exciting new environment for community members of all ages and interests.

The North Battleford Business Improvement District is removing a non-functioning fountain in Central Park and replacing it with a new surface splash park area. In addition to the splash park, the space will host outdoor concerts, festivals and other events.

The Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation’s “A Welcome Home” campaign is raising funds for 22 new long-term care homes in Swift Current, Sask., which will feature multiple green spaces and barbecue areas for residents and their loved ones.

Brandon Riverbank Inc. is developing a new park near the Riverbank Discovery Centre in Brandon, Man. The park will be a free, family-friendly area with an outdoor amphitheatre and two picnic areas.

The Grande Pointe Homeowners Association is bringing a new community clubhouse to an outdoor rink in Grande Pointe. The new four-season facility at Grande Pointe Park will provide users with a place to warm up, access bathrooms and host other events.

Winkler Arts and Culture Inc. is bringing new life to an abandoned building in Winkler, Man. The Winkler Arts and Cultural Centre will house an art gallery and coffee bar, as well as offices, studios and teaching spaces.

La Broquerie Community Development Corporation is promoting fitness and outdoor activities by installing outdoor fitness equipment. With rural trails nearby, the area will also encourage active transportation between rural communities in the RM of La Broquerie and promote ecological discovery within the region.

The Whitemouth River Recreation Commission is creating a community garden with raised garden beds for students and community members. During the summer months, the garden will host workshops, where community members will learn about Earth-friendly activities like gardening, irrigation and composting.