The parade, which is always a highlight, will look a little bit different. The board has decided to have a regular parade, but changed the route in order to facilitate social distancing regulations. The parade will head north on Weldon Road, turn east on Railway Avenue to Carbon Street and end at Weldon School. They do ask that there be no interaction between the floats and the spectators, so candy and flags will not be tossed out. They also ask that spectators please physically distance themselves between households around the parade route. The initial plan was for a reverse parade, with people walking past the floats, but the committee was able to host the traditional parade.
Bienfait Weldon’s School Community Council (SCC) put in the work for the application. President Theresa Hermann said she decided to apply after she was told about the grant by one of the teachers. “When I looked at it, it was for student nutrition and nutrition-related activities or programs,” said Hermann. “Included in that was updates to kitchens in the school.” The kitchen where the school’s breakfast program operates needed some updates and renovations. Hermann is confident that the money from Mosaic should cover these expenses. “We have a great breakfast program, and that’s why we didn’t go towards more of the nutrition side of it, because we have funding from the RM every year, and we are able to get the students breakfast every single day, and snacks that fall under the Canada Food Guide recommendations,” said Hermann.