2022 Community Projects Grants Awarded

In 2022, we awarded $4,000.00 towards local Community Projects

• Prairie Arts cARTel Inc. - $2,000 for 2022 Juried Art Show
• Winnipegosis Golf Club - $2,000 for Greens Replacement Project - Green/Grass Trap Preparation

2022 Volunteer Award Recipients

Community Futures Parkland recognizes the hard work of volunteers that is necessary to make our communities prosper.

• Brenda Black - Gilbert Plains
• Brenda Cairns - Gilbert Plains
• Jen Elder - Grandview
• José Randell - Gilbert Plains
• Sue Stirling - Grandview
• Swan Valley COPP Program (21 individuals) - Swan River

2022 Entrepreneurship Grants Awarded

The Entrepreneurship Grant is intended to support business plans that contribute to promoting the success of young entrepreneurs, promoting the success of Indigenous entrepreneurs and promoting the Parkland.

In 2022, we awarded $8,000.00 to entrepreneurs within our region

• Jessica Bell of The Natural Hippie Co. - Dauphin
• Kathy McLennan of Roots to Wellness - Ochre River
• Jeremy Bergen of Swan Valley Coffee Roasters - Swan River
• Maria Christine Diores of Kusina dans la Prairie - Russell

Our Successes in 2021

2021 Community Projects Grants Awarded

In 2021, we awarded $7,445.00 towards local Community Projects

• Bield Community Centre - $1,240 for interior facility renovations
• Fort Dauphin Museum - $2,365 for building improvements and upgrades
• Mossey River Municipality - $1,240 for Winnipegosis Beach beautification enhancement
• Swan River Nursery School - $2,600 for playground expansion program

2021 Volunteer Award Recipients

• Justin Langan - Swan River
• Bev Watson - Gilbert Plains
• Wendy O'Hryn - Dauphin

2021 Entrepreneurship Grants Awarded

In 2021, we awarded $7,500.00 to entrepreneurs within our region

• Amy Dreilich of Raavenous Red’s L.I.T - Binscarth
• Brett Jersak of Brett Jersak Welding - Swan River
• Courtney Misko of Courtney Misko Agricultural Consulting  - Gilbert Plains
• Kaitlin Cavanaugh of The 1912 Co. - Eddystone
• Kelsey & Derrick Pulock of Pulock Plumbing & Heating - Grandview

Our Successes in 2020

2020 Community Projects Grants Awarded

In 2020, we awarded $12,191.50 towards local Community Projects

• Kinsmen Club of Grandview - $2,000 for homecoming bleachers
• 2020 Dauphin Manitoba Games Host Society Inc. - $2,000 for baseball/softball facility upgrades
• McCreary Homecoming 2020 - $2,000 for McCreary homecoming 2020
• Integral Chartered Professional Accountant - $1,000 for Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) & Financial Literacy Program for New Canadians, Lower Income Individuals, Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
• Prairie Lake Lodge Property Owners Association - $2,000 for marina, public beach & recreation area development
• Municipality of Roblin - $2,000 for Roblin Minor Baseball – Currey Park improvements
• Municipality of Russell-Binscarth - $374.50 for Spear Lake Trout Fishery Site signage
• The Plain View/ Rumination Textile Studio/ Old September - $817 for a mural in Gilbert Plains

2020 Volunteer Award Recipients

• Ron & Linda Marlin - Dauphin
• Alia Marcinkow - Grandview
• Amy Cairns - Grandview
• Christine Rawdon - Ste. Rose Du Lac
• Danny Chescu - Roblin
• Floretta Pillipow - Gilbert Plains
• Sheryl Simpson - Dauphin
• Vestor Bailey - Roblin

2020 Entrepreneurship Grants Awarded

CF Parkland received funding to further support Indigenous entrepreneurs & entrepreneurs with disabilities applicants to our Entrepreneurship Grant. This funding was through CF Manitoba’s Indigenous Business Development Services program (IBDS) as well as the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities program (EDP).

In 2020, with the support of IBDS & EDP, we awarded $13,500 to entrepreneurs within our region

• Carma Bankert of Bankert Marketing Inc. - Dauphin
• Jacki Azure Townsend of Sacred Path Wellness - Dauphin
• Kayla Luky of Old September - Gilbert Plains
• Keah MacMillan of Soul68 - Eddystone
• Melinda Van Buekenhout of Vermillion River Alpacas - Dauphin
• Patti Bresky of Hairapy Tree - Swan River
• Pierce Cairns of Grand Vieux Liquor Co. - Grandview
• Sharon Secord of Sharon's Lingerie and Clothing Company - Dauphin