At KMSC Law LLP we are proud of our deep roots in the Peace Region. We recognize and believe in both supporting and giving back to our community. We have found the Community Foundation an excellent channel to do just …
Your Community Matters – October 2020
With Thanksgiving just in the review mirror, and a few weeks of the most beautiful fall weather, I am reflective and grateful! No two days at the Community Foundation have been the same, in fact some days we were in …
Nitehawk Landslide Recovery Fund
The Grande Prairie Ski Club (operating as Nitehawk) has been providing recreation opportunities in the Peace Region for the past 60 years. In that time, Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park has grown to offer engaging outdoor activities during all four seasons. …
Vital Conversations Peace River, Alberta and Area
We are hosting a Vital Conversations on October 15, 2020 in which we ask pressing questions about what the immediate needs are in your Peace River and area community for those aged 15-29.…
Your Community Matters – September 2020
The leaves are turning color and school is back in! As I drove my daughter to her high school at the start of the month, I found myself being particularly pensive about this typical daily assignment. Possibly this was the …
Aimee Carter Bushel and a Peck Fund
Generosity, enthusiasm, friendliness, loyalty and resilience are all words used to describe Aimee Carter. Her family has focused on those strong virtues and gifts of character in establishing a fund with the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta in her memory …
Your Community Matters – August 2020
Here we are, nearly two thirds of the way through 2020! It’s hard to believe some days how fast the calendar pages have flipped by! While reflecting on all the changes we have seen over those months, we should be …
Grande Prairie Lions Club Fund for Mental Health
The Grande Prairie Lions Club has been supporting the community in a variety of ways for more than 60 years. Recently, the club added another project to its extensive list with the establishment of the Lions Fund for Mental Health …
Mathieu Boisvert – Student Award Recipient
This funding will allow me to focus on the last year of the nursing program and relieve some stress due to finances. I appreciate the donors for helping students while they attend post secondary education.…
Vince and Tracey Vavrek Family Fund
It’s not easy to build something from nothing, but in the case of the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta, that’s exactly what a group of citizens from Grande Prairie did more than 25 years ago.…