Shercom representatives deliver a $7,036.88 cheque to members of the Melfort and District Kinsmen and Kinettes. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

By Angie Rolheiser

Kin North Playground

Shercom Industries helps Kin groups with rubber matting at North Playground

Aug 15, 2019 | 10:49 AM

As the Melfot and District Kinsmen and Kinette groups continue fundraising efforts for the North Playground, Shercom Industries is on board with the project.

The rubber surfacing that has already been installed at the park is a result of the Shercom CARES program. Shercom representatives were on hand on Wednesday to present the kin groups with a cheque for $7,036.88.

Anne Marie Waldner, with the park committee, said the involvement of Shercom has been huge.

“The rubber matting itself was going to cost $30,000,” Waldner said. “By having our tires shops, Fountain Tire, Kal Tire, and OK Tire had points with Shercom, and so by them donating their points they allowed us to save just over $7,000.”

The groups had initially intended to use a wood chip surfacing but then went with rubber matting with the help of Shercom.

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“Wheelchair tires don’t always go through wood chips where the rubber matting is a flat surface that will allow whether it’s wheelchairs, strollers, walkers to get on here,” Waldner said.

Mike Richards is the director of rubber surfacing with Shercom Industries who said it was an honour to be involved with this community project.

“Being able to help the Kinsmen and Kinettes to be able to put something up for the kids so we are happy about that,” Richards said. “It looks good, it’s safe, and we know now that the kids will be safer for longer than they may have been with other alternative surfaces.”

Shercom has ties to Melfort so it was extra special to be able to see this project a reality in the community according to Richards.

The Shercom CARES program was rolled out last year and this is first Melfort group to benefit from it.

Recipients are selected in a number of categories such as community size, how many tires are being recycled, percentage of tire neutrality, and community accessibility.

“We established the program and made a purpose of giving back so people can see that the Saskatchewan tire recyclers actually help people recycle tires,” Richards said.

There is still ground work to be do at the park as well as fencing and landscape work left to be done with the remainder of existing funds. The park funds came from numerous community fundraisers as well as the $100,000 Coop community spaces grant.

The next stage of the park will be swings which would still need to be fundraised for by the two groups.

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