Contributions to Summer Games will have lasting effect

Cassidy noted that Richardson Pioneer is one of only two sponsors at the signature level, each contributing $75,000 in support of the Summer Games. The other signature partner is Saskatchewan Lotteries.

“The partnership with Richardson Pioneer is a fantastic partnership with the whole Games in general, 23 months in the making almost to the day from the initial contact to the final confirmation,” he said.

“Richardson is an old family in western Canada, head offices in Manitoba in Winnipeg, and they’ve really seen the value in our Games, and really connected with it.”

Swift Current area residents will continue to use these legacy projects after the Summer Games.

In the case of the mountain bike course it can be used by bikers, hikers, runners and in the winter by snowshoers.

There will be other legacies from the Summer Games. Sports equipment used during different events will be donated to various local and regional sports organizations.

For example, new wrestling mats will be used at the wrestling competition in the Swift Current Comprehensive High School gymnasium, and those mats will remain in the school afterwards.

“That’s an important part for all of us in this community to celebrate these Games here and just enjoy the 10 days that they’re here, and then afterwards continue to enjoy what the Games has brought us,” Cassidy said.

Over 1,700 athletes, coaches, officials and mission staff from Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon will attend the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games from Aug. 9-18. For more information about the event, to buy tickets or to volunteer, visit the website http://2019wcsg.ca