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19TuesdayApril232012ThebachaBusinessDevelopmentServices68PortageAve.FortSmith.867-872-2795.www.thebacha.caCelebratingAuroraCollegeGraduationTolearnaboutsmallbusinessloansentrepreneurialsupportandtrainingandthebusinessservicecentrecontactTBDS.BestWishestotheAuroraCollegeGraduatingClassof2013CONGRATULATIONSGRADUATESWewishyouthebestofluckinyourfuture.StudentsalwaysSave10onGroceriesHardwareandDrygoodsExcludestobaccoproducts.AvalidstudentIDmustbepresented.KaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatSt.FortSmithNT867-872-2345KaeserssupportsAURORACOLLEGEthroughouttheyear.PlaygroundalabourofloveforcollegestudentNorthernersVolunteersByRENEFRANCOEURTheTimberCrescentNaturalPlaygroundFortSmithsonlynaturallyengi-neeredplayareainthecen-treoftheTamaracktrailercourtisgettingsomenewfeaturesbeforeithostsitsrstnature-basedactivitiesthissummer.KatieWhitetheparksdesigneruseddriftwoodsandandbouldersfromtheSlaveRiverlastfalltocreateanaturalspacethatwouldreconnectchildrenwiththeirenvironmentashernalprojectforadiplomainecologicalrestorationattheUniversityofVictoria.Theprojecthoweverturnedouttobemorethanjustanotherschoolassignment.ItdenitelykindofgrewfromthatsaidWhitewhoisnowalsoenrolledintheEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesTechnologyPro-gramatAuroraCollege.IfeltlikeIcouldntjustbuildthisthingandleaveitthere.IfeltlikeIneededtotakeitastepfurthertoshowpeo-plethemeaningbehindit.WhiteandherfiancAdamMcNabputalloftheirowntimeintobuild-ingtheplaygroundfromgatheringthebouldersandlogstoshapingthe14dumptruckloadsofsanddroppedoffbythetown.Alotofplaygroundsfea-tureatterrainsoIwantedtheretobeburiedlogsforclimbingstructuresandhillsforclimbingandrollingWhitesaid.ThissummersheplanstoaddtheXsandOspiecesforthelife-sizedgameboardmadeoutofdriftwood.Shealsowantstoconnecttheplaygroundtoasimpletrailsystemtoencouragechildrentoexploretheneighbouringforestedarea.IveacquiredsomefundingfromtheLegiontogetSonnyMacDonaldalocalartisttodosomesimpleinterpretivesignsforthetrailslikeThisisaJackpineforidentifyingvegetationWhitesaid.AsteeringwheelandmasthopefullycreatedbyPaulW.Kaeserhighschoolartstudentswillalsobeaddedthissummertothelogstruc-turethatoutlinestheshapeofaboat.AdditionallyWhitehasrecentlysecuredfundingfromTDsFriendsoftheEn-vironmentFoundationtorunenvironmentalworkshopsattheplaygroundinJuly.Thatisstillintheplan-ningstagesbutIthinktheseworkshopswillcollaboratewiththedaycampsatreccentreWhitesaid.Wellbebuildingbirdhousesmaybedoingmosspropaga-tionandscavengerhunts...Idliketoincorporateeldersandtheirteachingstoo.Theoverarchingideabe-hindthenaturalplaygroundistoaddressthediscon-nectionhappeningwiththeyouthandtheirnaturalsurroundings.ItrulybelievethatourkidsarespendingtoomuchtimeindoorsplayingvideogamesanditscaresmethatthenextgenerationdoesntknowthedifferencebetweenapineandsprucetreebuttheycanidentifyafastfoodemblemassoonastheyseeitWhitesaid.Itsaboutgivingbacktothecommunityandlearningtocelebratethegreenspacesinourneighbourhoodthatarerightatourngertips.PhotoMeaganWohlbergKatieWhitedemonstrateshowmuchfunnaturalelementssuchasbouldersandlogscanbeinFortSmithsTimberCres-centNaturalPlaygroundwhichshedesignedandbuiltlastyearaspartofherecologicalrestorationdiplomaprogram.