SASKATOON — A series of improvement and beautification projects across Western Canada will be made possible thanks to Federated Co-operatives Ltd., which administers the Co-op Community Spaces Program. Now in its fifth year, the program dedicates $2 million for capital projects for non-profits, registered charities and community service co-operatives, from February 1 to March 1. The initiative represents more than 170 independent local co-ops across Western Canada that form the Co-operative Retailing System.
Projects last year included a garden outside the downtown Victoria library, a multi-use trail network near a Manitoba national park and a long abandoned railroad bed that’s now being turned into a park in Hafford, Sask. Capital funding between $25,000 and $150,000 is available per project. The program was launched in 2015 and has provided $6.5 million to 88 projects, including parks, greenhouses and sports fields.
