The day has finally arrived; the playground is now open!!  The kids are absolutely beyond themselves with excitement. Every class had a separate time to go out and use the playground today, in addition to recess and lunch breaks.  

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped this project come to fruition: 

• Special thank you to our building volunteers: Nigel Francis, Dean Bala, Andrew MacKinlay, Jesse Germann, Dustin Rogers, Brendan Mitchell, Daniel Poda, Brynn Fell, Rulon Blackmore, Foster Harris, Ivan Gonzalez, Kathy Ethridge, and 10 members of the Creston Valley Thundercats.
• Huge thank you to our volunteers who helped scoop, rake, and spread the woodchips: Ryan Syfchuck, Nikolas McCready, Allen Findlay, and Dean Bala, as well as a large portion of Grade 5, 6, and 7’s under the direction of Mr. Mitchell.
• Thank you to PAC for your fundraising efforts and volunteer coordination! 
• Extra special thank you to our CLES staff Rachel Vlachos and Brendan Mitchell, who were pivotal in making this project happen!  
• And most importantly this project could not have progressed without our amazing SD8 Operations crew: Al Stang, Anthony Fleck, Boe Blackmore, Andrew Jellis, Aaron Murphy, and Chris Kerr!

This has been a large multi-year project, and we thank everyone who has been involved!