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Compass Minerals make donation to Goderich Children’s Festival

A donation of $5,000 for the Children’s Festival. (Front row, L-R): Amy Boyce, Administrative Assistant, Mayor Trevor Bazinet; & Gary Wardell, Surface Utilityman. (Back Row, L-R): Kevin Haasnoot, Processing Operator; Josh Little, Roof Bolter Operator; Craig Manz, VP of Operations; and Jenna Ujiye, Tourism and Community Development Manager, Town of Goderich.

18 Apr Compass Minerals make donation to Goderich Children’s Festival

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On April 5 members of Compass Minerals and Unifor Local 16-O stopped by Goderich Tourism to make a $5,000 donation to the 2024 Goderich Children’s Festival.

This donation was made possible through the annual Norm Laberge Memorial Lasagna Fundraiser.

Many years ago, Norm Laberge – a Goderich mine employee – baked a lasagna, took it to work and sold pieces to fellow colleagues all to raise money for the Huron County Christmas Bureau.

Laberge repeated the process in the years to follow.

He would approach the mine manager and ask if the company would match dollar for dollar raised, as Laberge never wanted a child to go without at Christmas time.

Sadly, Laberge was killed in the 2011 tornado that hit Goderich.

Employees picked up where Norm left off and continued his tradition, adding in the annual Christmas raffle.

Sixty per cent of all proceeds go to the Huron County Christmas Bureau, and the rest are disbursed to local organizations and charities.

This year $5,000 was donated to the 2024 Goderich Children’s Festival, which is celebrating 21 years. 

The Goderich Children’s Festival will take place on Monday, July 1 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with the Canada Day parade starting right after the festival ends.

This festival was originally created by a group of volunteers who wanted to provide free, fun, and safe activities and entertainment for children and youth in Goderich.

The festival will have inflatables, games, entertainment, and more. 

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