YORKTON — Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is providing $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 81 community projects across Canada to support rural capital projects.
Two projects in Yorkton received funding. One recipient is the Salvation Army Yorkton Corps, in partnership with The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada, which will get $25,000.
The money will be used to build a community garden, which FCC said will offer an innovative way to address shortages and expand access to fresh, nutritious food options for clients.
The other is $15,000 for the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society Inc., to construct a commercially-viable agricultural interpretive centre with the story of grain and milling in Saskatchewan.
“Every AgriSpirit Fund project reflects a community coming together to solve a need,” said André Surprenant, senior vice-president of ag production at FCC. “We are proud to play our part in supporting those efforts and contributing to these essential spaces, services and infrastructure that help rural communities thrive. These projects show what’s possible when local vision and national support work hand in hand.”
This year, the FCC AgriSpirit Fund awarded between $10,000 and $25,000 to various community improvement initiatives that enrich the lives of residents in communities with fewer than 150,000 people.
Over the past 22 years, the FCC AgriSpirit Fund has supported 1,778 projects, an investment of $24 million.
