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    St. Clements Activity Center Play Structure Nearing Completion

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    Young boy doing a push-up in front of an outdoor fitness sign labeled “South St. Clements Fitness Circuit,” which displays illustrated workout instructions next to a mulched path and grass field.

    It was a busy fall at the St. Clements Activity Centre and Park site as we move towards completing a park that will benefit our community for years to come! Each step of progress made brings us excitement in hopes to be able to welcome you to the park in the Spring/Summer of 2022. We do want to remind the public going into winter that we do still have components to finish next spring therefore the park is not ready or safe for use and we kindly ask the public refrain from using the site. We want to remind the community that there will be no motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles, allowed at the SCAC and Park.

    Some items that were completed and installed this fall include:

    • play structure, swings and surrounding landscaping
    • park benches
    • heritage signs
    • fitness circuit signs

    The COVID-19 pandemic has provided some challenges and delays for us during these last years of development but we’ve managed to keep the steam in our sails as we work towards completion. We are hoping that next year we will be able to hold a ceremony for the official opening of the park, which we will be providing more details on.

    If you are looking for Christmas gift ideas, we do still have a few benches left for purchase. The monetary donation for a piece of furniture is $2,000 and donors would receive a tax receipt for this donation. In turn, a name plaque with your details would be placed on the furniture item. If this sounds like something you are interested in, cheques can be made payable to ‘RM of St. Clements’ and mailed to Box 2 Grp 35 RR 1, East Selkirk R0E 0M0. We are excited to share more fundraising opportunities as they come!

    We want to thank our Fundraising Committee which consists of Irene de Graaf, Megan Verleih and Debbie Cunningham. They are members of the community that have taken a passion to this project in hopes that it can become a focal point in the community. This project hits home for them as they have families and grandchildren of their own. The committee understands the importance of creating an environment that fosters the growth and wellbeing of not only children but all ages, families and organizations and that builds community spirit and growth as well as promotes the protection of the environment.

    Five women standing in front of a large green playground structure with slides and climbing features, set on a woodchip surface with open green space in the background.
    (L-R) Recreation Director Brenna Philp, Fundraising Committee members; Megan Verleih, Debbie Cunningham and Irene de Graaf, Councillor Sandra Strang

    Already completed in 2021:

    • The pond has been filled and the pathway surrounding it has been constructed
    • Native Grass Seeding
    Sign reading “DO NOT ENTER – Native Grass Seeding in Progress” posted in a bare field under a bright blue sky, with small patches of snow on the ground.
    Bright orange construction sign reading “Construction Area” placed on a gravel path near a development site, with dark soil and a small building in the background under a blue sky.
    Scenic view of a wetland retention pond with large white rocks in the foreground, surrounded by grassy banks and reeds, under a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds.
    • You may notice something big, new and shiny at the St. Clements Activity Centre and Park site….the playground is almost completely installed.
    Partially constructed green and brown playground with slides and climbing structures, set against a bright blue sky with clouds. Construction workers and equipment are visible in the background.
    Infographic titled “St. Clements Activity Centre Site Development – Site Re-Vegetation Process,” showing the timeline from 2020 to 2022. It includes steps for native grasses and pond/wetland development.

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