ECA Review 2023-03-09

8 M arch 9'23 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEW
Waste Connections continues community partnership
Paintearth Regional Waste Management (PRWM) proudly support communities for over a decade through the Waste
Connections Canada Community Enhancement Grant. From the left, PRWM Waste Transfer Station Supervisor,
Kevin Dougall; board members Maurice Wiart, County of Paintearth; Trudy Kilner, Castor; Sandy Shipton, County of
Paintearth; Ron Checkel, Coronation; Sherry Jamieson, Halkirk; Dan Rochette and John Rush of Waste Connections of
Canada.
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Waste Connections of Canada has proudly been
supporting communities in Paintearth for over a
decade through the Waste Connections of Canada
Community Enhancement Grant. The Community
Enhancement Grant is adjudicated three times yearly
by the Paintearth Regional Waste Management
(PRWM) Board of Directors.
The Community Enhancement Grant provides
roughly $25,000 during each granting cycle and
intended to take some of the time-consuming work
of fundraising for local projects off the shoulders of
non-profit organizations, registered charities and
community groups that bring life to the Paintearth
Region and communities within it.
“The Paintearth region is very fortunate to have
a partner in Waste Connections of Canada; their
support benefits community-oriented events and
activities,’ Maurice Wiart, Chairman of the Board
for PRWM, stated. “It’s another example of how
industry contributes to their communities. Grant
funds have been used to improve recreation facilities,
such as golf courses and arenas run by local clubs
and boards. It helps put on swimming events, cover
training costs, and bring community members
together under a single roof for a memorable night.”
“Waste Connections commitment to social
responsibility allows the financial contribution to
assist in these community initiatives,’ Dan Rochette,
Manager of Business Development for Waste
Connections of Canada. “When we see volunteers
hosting successful events or projects, we are proud
to support their efforts to host memorable activities,
provide memorable experiences and care for places
like Coronation, Castor and Halkirk.”
The Waste Connections of Canada Community
Enhancement Grant has helped 58 different
community groups upgrade tennis courts, pool
facilities, playgrounds, community halls, libraries,
arenas, gyms, cemeteries, rodeo grounds, daycares,
community kitchens, and numerous community
groups. Rochette said it’s knowing that the
Community Enhancement Fund helps to serve the
community. As part of the review process, I love
seeing youth organizations, or community groups
promoting mental health and physical wellness
projects. In our area of the province, success in
putting these types of gatherings together starts
with the volunteers. We like to support those
volunteers and make their fund raising efforts a little
easier.”