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The Pinawa Foundation welcomes Janice Swanson, Kate Kaminski, and Kristen Ticknor to our 2023 Board of Directors. All three grew up in Pinawa and bring a strong desire to see the community they were raised in flourish and grow. Janice, Kate, and Kristen have already made a strong impact on the board, and we look […]

The Foundation’s Fall Newsletter is available. Please see the attached document

Resource guides are available at the LGD office or at pinawa.com. We have also attached the guide here for use.

Chris Saunders, Carol Findlay and Alf Wikjord attended the Endow Manitoba Community Foundation Conference from October 27 to 29th in Winnipeg. The conference was an opportunity for Foundations across Manitoba to get together to discuss their plans going forward. Highlights of over the three days included the Friday reception at the new Western Canadian Aviation […]

Chris Saunders, Carol Findlay and Alf Wikjord are attending the Endow Manitoba Community Foundation Conference from October 27 to 29th in Winnipeg. The conference is an opportunity for Foundations across Manitoba to get together to discuss their plans going forward. Carol and Chris are also hosting a session at the conference entitled “Stronger Together: Using […]

The Pinawa Foundation was very pleased to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Phase 1 of the refurbishment of Burrows Park. The event was hosted by the Pinawa Lions Club. Guests included Chris Saunders from the Foundation and Deputy Mayor Rhonda Henschell. A few years ago, the Pinawa Lions welcomed Chantel Kaczanowski and Tasha […]

For the third year, the Board of Directors of the Pinawa Foundation has chosen to present our annual report through this post, rather than our usual lunchtime gathering. We are sorry that we can not answer your questions in person or have you join us to present funds to the various groups that participated in […]

The Pinawa Foundation held a presentation ceremony on June 16 for the high school students from the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) Program to present grants to groups in Pinawa. Lisa Krupka, the Foundation’s YIP Coordinator, hosted the ceremony. “This was an excellent YIP year. We had the most grant requests ever and it was a […]

Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on behalf of the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface – Saint Vital, and the Honourable Jim Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, announced an investment of $10,853,481 to support 39 projects in Manitoba’s […]

Youth in Philanthropy The students’ request for grant applications were sent out in early 2021 with a March 31 deadline.  Successful applicants will be announced at the Foundation AGM in June (fingers crossed). The students are meeting regularly with Mrs. Krupka, recruiting for new members, co-ordinating grant applications, and interacting with the community. Philanthropy Week […]