Getting involved and investing in the communities where we work and live in is fundamental for us at Pieridae. It is important to strengthen our community bonds by giving back and helping out.

In our latest podcast, we profile a new youth centre Pieridae is supporting in Sundre called ‘The Den’. It is operated by the Greenwood Neighborhood Place Society, a non-profit focused on responding to community needs in the town and surrounding area. 

The Den is a safe space for teens from junior high to high school to come after classes where they can hang out, participate in a variety of activities or get some schoolwork done. 

We talk to The Den’s program director, Russ Klassen, about getting the youth centre up and running, and how much the community rallied around the facility to help it to begin operating. We also spoke to Monica Rosevear, a Pieridae employee at our Caroline Gas Plant, and her daughter Brooke, who frequents the youth centre and had a hand in its creation as well.

“A lot of teens and kids wanted somewhere to go after school. It's really improved things, especially for me, because it's just somewhere nice to hang out and there's games there that you can play. It's a pretty fun place to hang out with your friends,” says Brooke. 

“With COVID, the kids really haven't had anywhere to go because most public places are not open. So, it's super nice to have a safe, supervised space for the kids to go after school and hang out with their friends,” adds Monica.