Add the deadline for the 2020 Grey Cup Festivals Community Celebration as being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Saskatchewan organizing committee extended the deadline for applications to April 30…adding that they will re-evaluate this deadline, as well as other programs for the 2020 Grey Cup Festival as need be. The original deadline for applications was this Friday, March 27. In the Community Celebration contest, six Saskatchewan centres will win $25,000 to improve health and wellness initiatives in their hometown courtesy of Richardson Pioneer. Following is the official news release from the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Saskatchewan 2020 Grey Cup Festival Organizing Committee…

Richardson Pioneer Community Celebration Deadline Extended

In recognition of the unprecedented times our communities are facing right now, the 2020 Grey Cup Festival Organizing Committee, alongside Richardson Pioneer, have made the decision to extend the application deadline of the Richardson Pioneer Community Celebration to April 30, 2020.

We will continue to re-evaluate the deadline and the program in the coming weeks, ensuring that we are following all recommendations from federal and provincial public health officials.