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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MDF and BACF make additional joint contributions to the Squirrel Hills Trail Park
February 27, 2025 — As the Squirrel Hills Trail Park capital construction moves into its final phase, with a grand opening date soon to be announced for this summer, Valley Life Recreation is proud to make a funding announcement today in the amount of $28,428. Collaboratively, the Brandon Area Community Foundation and…
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ANNOUNCING: Ride Like Ole 2024
Three years ago this August, Valley Life Recreation hosted a special 172 KM single day mountain bike ride that came to significantly impact the lives of many people. From the seven participating riders that day, to the thousands of others who came to know the story of Ole Heie through news of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Heritage Co-op contributes an additional $10,000 to the Squirrel Hills Trail Park
July 8, 2024 — Valley Life Recreation is honoured to share that Heritage Co-op has made another significant contribution toward the Squirrel Hills Trail Park in the amount of $10,000! Heritage Co-op has long been a supporter of our vision for the Squirrel Hills Trail Park. They were our first major financial…
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VLR announces Trail Pride 🌈
June 1, 2024 — Valley Life Recreation (VLR) is proud to announce and provide details on their first-ever Pride-themed event at the Squirrel Hills Trail Park from 10am – 12 noon on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Everyone is invited to attend this cost-free event to celebrate Pride Month and all members of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cenovus Energy sponsors the Squirrel Hills Trail Park with $50,000
January 19, 2024 — Valley Life Recreation is proud to announce a new $50,000 funding contribution for the Squirrel Hills Trail Park thanks to Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy is the owner and operator of the Minnedosa ethanol plant and is an active community partner for many initiatives throughout the area. The company…
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Ride Like Ole Anniversary Event
August 20, 2023 | Squirrel Hills Recreation Area FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Valley Life Recreation and family of the late Ole Heie invite you to join them in the Squirrel Hills Recreation Area for the 2 year anniversary celebration of Ride Like Ole. This event will give…
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Fundraising Committee Report 2022
Valley Life Recreation (VLR) came into 2022 with remarkable momentum from what was a first incredible year of fundraising in 2021. To recap, the Squirrel Hills Trail Park was first publicly announced in July of 2021 and by the end of that year, VLR had raised approximately $230,000 for this concept of…
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Executive Committee 2022 Report
2022 marked another incredible year for Valley Life Recreation. We received tremendous support not only from local businesses and individuals, but from people across Canada and worldwide. We were lucky enough to meet amazing new people who were elated to find out that Valley Life Recreation has outdoor recreation at its heart…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hydro Flask’s Parks For All Giving Program Awards US$15,000 to Valley Life Recreation
Minnedosa, MB (January 18, 2023) — Valley Life Recreation is very excited to announce that they have been selected as one of twenty (20) internationally awarded non-profits by Hydro Flask’s Parks For All giving program. The Parks For All giving program is contributing US$15,000 (approx. CA$20,000) toward the Squirrel Hills Trails Park…
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A Pilot Project
As many winter trail users in the Minnedosa region know, grooming for the satisfaction of all winter trail users including walkers, runners, snowshoers and fat bikers is a challenging task (cross-country ski trails are ALWAYS to be avoided by non-skiers). Spring, summer and fall are easy—every trail is multi-use. The trails remain…