CANORA – The Crossroads Credit Union announced the Community Investment Fund recipients during the Credit Union Day on Oct. 16. During the week, Co-op Week was also celebrated in co-operatives, including Crossroads CU's impact on our communities.
Coffee and cake were served on Oct. 16 during the day celebrating at the Preeceville, Canora and Wadena locations.
“We want to make our communities a better place for the people in Crossroads Country by supporting community development and helping our communities continue to flourish. We are small enough to care and big enough to make a difference,” stated the Crossroads Credit Union website.
“For our 2025 Crossroads Community Investment Fund allocation, we asked our members to nominate a community group or non-profit organization raising funds for a project or program that impacts Crossroads Country for a chance to receive funding.
Canora
The Canora Tourism Fundraising Committee received $5,000 towards a new rest stop area and dog park.
The new fundraising project is going to be located on Norway Road across from the Memorial Gardens. This new tourist rest stop will be situated on over an acre of land and will be a great spot for people to rest, go for a walk or take their dog for a walk. Over 4,000 vehicles a day drive on Highway 9 and will be able to utilize this area.
The Canora Arts Council received $2,000 towards community performances for cultural experiences.
The Canora Arts Council strives to provide high quality performances in our local community. We bring in a selection of talented and diverse performers so that local residents and people from surrounding communities can take in live music and cultural experiences together, promoting wellness and connection.
The Canora & District Fire Department received $4,000 towards the purchase of a trailer for their equipment.
The Canora & District Fire Department plays a vital role in keeping the community safe, responding swiftly to emergencies and supporting surrounding rural areas with dedicated volunteer service and teamwork. Funds are being put towards purchasing an enclosed trailer to haul side-by-side and other equipment around.
The Canora Junior Elementary School received $5,000 towards their accessible swing and outdoor classroom project.
Outdoor classrooms bring learning to life. An outdoor classroom is a space that brings learning outside. It becomes a gathering place for teachers and students and provides an opportunity to integrate nature into our school grounds. The goal of the outdoor classroom is simple: to increase the quantity, quality, and benefits of outdoor experiences for children.
Canora Minor Hockey received $2,000 towards the Adam Herold Leadership & Skills Camp.
This pay-it-forward camp focusses on teaching hockey players not only the skills of the game, but also how to be leaders in their communities. This is an exciting opportunity for our community, and this is a coveted camp to host. This camp is open to all players and all ages as well as all coaches.
Canora’s Filling the Gap Food Bank received $3,000 towards the purchase of a fridge/freezer for fresh and frozen item donations.
This money will help feed the people in our community as the food bank plays a vital role in strengthening the community and addressing food insecurity, ensuring that individuals and families in need have access to nutritious meals.
Canora Composite School received $1,500 for the school’s nutrition program.
Also receiving $1,500 was the Canora Junior Elementary School’s nutrition program.
Rama
Rama Performing Arts & Leisure Society received $2,000 towards hosting their threshing event.
This non-profit celebrates agricultural heritage by hosting two annual Threshing Day events in Rama, offering the community an educational glimpse into traditional seeding, harvesting, and haying practices from a time before modern machinery.
Preeceville
Mackenzie Society Ventures Inc. received $3,000 towards their sensory room project.
We are a Community Based Organization and strive to be inclusive. Our individuals are passionate and very proud to live in a small community. We would like to build a sensory environment for all of our individuals can use. This environment enables them to have a safe calming space for individuals to self-regulate and also provide sensory stimulation at the same time.
The Preeceville EDC Growth Fund received $2,500 towards a Birdie Sponsorship for the Annie Laurie Meadows Golf Course.
Driven by a passionate group of volunteers, the Preeceville Economic Development Committee is transforming the town and surrounding area through community-focused projects like the Main Street Market, Memorial Park, and the eco-friendly Annie Laurie Meadows Golf Course; each initiative promoting wellness, education, and health while enhancing the quality of life in Crossroads Country one project at a time.
Preeceville Panther Football received $2,500 towards new equipment.
Panther Football is built on the belief that every child should have the opportunity to play, regardless of financial barriers—providing all equipment and fostering a team environment where every player belongs, while also developing leadership, emotional maturity, and responsibility to help shape not just great athletes, but great people.
The Preeceville Sports Grounds Committee received $5,000 towards their bleacher restoration project.
The Preeceville Sports Ground Committee plays a key role in maintaining and improving the town’s sports facilities, currently working to raise funds for essential upgrades like replacing bleacher planks—ensuring the space continues to support community connection and recreation.
Rough Rider Snowmobile Club received $4,000 towards warm-up shelter upgrades.
We are a volunteer-led, non-profit organization committed to protecting the environment, the health and providing means for safe and responsible snowmobiling within and around our communities of Endeavour, Preeceville, Ketchen, Sturgis, and Reserve. The club also wants to further the enjoyment of the sport of snowmobiling, to promote safe, courteous, wise and lawful use of the snowmobile as a means of individual and family recreation.
Endeavour
The Endeavour & District Rec Board received $2,500 towards their project of transforming the former curling rink into an archery range.
Our goal is to create a safe, comfortable, viable facility. The Prairie and Pines Archery Club have used the facility for the past two seasons. The archery club plans on expanding their program into the future; therefore, the rink needs some upgrading.
Sturgis
Sturgis 123 Care for Me Childcare received $2,000 towards an outdoor classroom space.
We are creating a natural and sustainable outdoor environment for the children in our centre to learn through play and exploration as well as the natural elements of the outside classroom.
The Sturgis Arena Board received $5,000 towards new boards and glass for the arena.
The Sturgis Arena Board is committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and affordable space for recreation and community gatherings, and is currently raising funds to replace the worn and unsafe ice surface boards and glass—an upgrade that will enhance safety, extend the life of this vital facility, and continue supporting wellness, health, and connection across Sturgis and the wider Crossroads Country.
Invermay
Invermay AG Society received $2,500 towards fairground upgrades.
The Annual Fair brings together local and surrounding community members each August, offering seniors a joyful opportunity to reconnect with loved ones and empowering youth groups to raise funds for their projects through community-led activities.
Kuroki
The Kuroki CN Train Station Restoration received $2,500 towards their restoration project.
"This little CN train station built in 1917 helped connect Kuroki to the larger communities of Wadena, Invermay and the rest of Saskatchewan and Canada at a time when road travel was difficult, but many new Canadians were moving to this area to call it home. It continued to serve this purpose of community gathering place and the main way to receive and send goods until the mid-1960s when passenger and freight service were discontinued. We have had the building declared by the province as a heritage structure and formed a non-profit group of community members to bring it back to life.”
Wadena
Mallard Diversified received $3,000 towards their programming efforts; Town of Wadena Community Planning received $5,000 towards their Nature Trail Development Initiative; Wadena Community Childcare Centre received $2,000 towards their building and outdoor play yard improvements and Wadena Curling Club received $3,000 towards new tables and chairs for the facility.
School support
Also, to celebrate Co-op Week and Credit Union Day, Crossroads Credit Union surprised the seven Schools in our trading area with $1,500 towards their Nutrition Programs. Schools included:
- Canora Junior Elementary School
- Canora Composite School
- Invermay School
- Preeceville School
- Sturgis Composite School
- Wadena Elementary School
- Wadena Composite School
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