Following PINTER’s policy of giving back to our Client Communities we donated $5,000 to their Playground Upgrade Project.  In conjunction with this PINTER and Grenfell are also holding an Engineering and Science Art Work and Essay Contest for grades 4, 5, and 6.  For this contest PINTER donated two, Family Season passes to the Grenfell swimming pool.  Good luck, kids!
 

​PINTER has been proud to work with the Town of Grenfell throughout the years. When we were told about their Playground Project 2022, we wanted to contribute. A $5,000 donation will go towards the playground's construction set to take place later this year.

On November 16th, 2021 ACEC-SK held their annual Awards of Distinction Gala where PINTER was the recipient of the 2021 Community Initiative Award. This is in recognition of PINTER's relief efforts for the Hatchet Lake and Fond Du Lac communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to adverse weather events and the pandemic, these communities faced some issues in providing their residents with basic essentials. Two shipments were coordinated with community leaders filled with materials that they were in most need of including, diapers, formula, water, disinfectant and nonperishable food. 

We appreciate the efforts of our staff during this time and for acting in a swift manner to help these communities. PINTER is humbled to receive this recognition and are committed to helping the communities we serve. 

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The Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative provides cost-shared grants, up to 75 per cent on eligible costs, to municipalities partnering to strengthen their core municipal responsibilities through projects focused on regional co-operation, capacity building and good governance. Applicants must be a municipal government and partner with at least one other community, such as other municipalities, regional committees, First Nations and parks.

Examples of past TSS-funded projects include training to enhance the governance skills of municipal officials, developing regional emergency plans, completing a joint parks and recreation plan, co-ordinating asset management, harmonizing official community plans and zoning bylaws, undertaking a municipal district feasibility study, and various other projects aimed at strengthening collaboration and co-operation among communities.

Previously approved grants include:

• $100,000 for assistance with the creation of a municipal district 
• $30,000 for a regional landfill feasibility study 
• $13,000 for governance training for municipal officials 

​For more information and application document please visit:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/funding-finances-and-asset-management/funding/targeted-sector-support-initiative

Today is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  We wear orange today to remember and honor the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and all indigenous communities across Turtle Island.

PINTER & Associates acknowledges the importance of taking time today and every day to reflect, to learn, and to think about individual and collective actions we can all take.  Educate yourself, attend an event, donate, remember, but most importantly, listen.  We are all on this journey together.

You can learn more here: http://nctr.ca/

We are excited to announe that Lawrence Pinter will be a speaker in ACEC's Young Leadership Series. You can register for the event at the link below:
www.acec-sk.ca/events/acecsk_young_professional_leadership_series.html

PINTER & Associates is pleased to announce that another shipment of supplies was sent up to Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation and Hatchet Lake Dene Nation on 3Dec20.  PINTER’s original efforts sparked eager interest within the engineering and drilling community. To-date over $15,000 of supplies has been donated thanks to the additional contributions from the engineering community.  We’d like to thank Darlene Leamon for reaching out to the ACEC community and to all the members that reached out to support these communities during this challenging time. For their assistance with the second round of supplies we thank our partners; AllNorth, Watermark, JD Mollard, and Paddock Drilling.  ​