The Alex Robertson Public Library will be putting $15,000 towards their computers, thanks to a donation from AREVA.
“AREVA believes in the importance of technology in the North, and the role that it can play in facilitating literacy and social connections,” says the company’s manager of northern affairs, Glenn Lafleur. “Equitable access to computers is important for vibrant communities, and we are pleased to be able to contribute in this way.”
AREVA works in the uranium sector and operates the McClean Lake operation in northern Saskatchewan.
In a press release the library that their current computers were aging and that some were even out of order.
“AREVA’s generosity is greatly appreciated,” said Library Board Chair Michelle Gale. “This fall, we undertook a fundraising campaign to address our most urgent computer needs, and the community responded with almost $4000 in donations. With this unexpected contribution from AREVA, those funds can be redirected towards other technological needs that will improve library services.”
Computers in the library are open to the public and can be used free of charge.
(Photo: officials from AREVA gift the cheque to library staff. photo courtesy, Alex Robertson Public Library.)