Officials at the groundbreaking for phase one of the MPE Link Pathway, June 13, 2023. (Photo LNN)

By Justin Goulet

Corteva Agriscience donating $30K towards MPE Link Pathway project

Feb 6, 2024 | 5:45 AM

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB – A pathway project connecting Coaldale and Lethbridge has received a donation from a large agricultural company.

The MPE Link Pathway is a 15-kilometre bike path connecting the two southern Alberta communities. The committee behind the project said on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 that one of the three bridges along the route has been sponsored by Corteva Agriscience with a $30,000 donation.

The donation will help in the construction of a bridge across an irrigation canal located near the company’s canola production site in Lethbridge.

Officials said the donation will also fund educational signage about local agriculture.

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George Lohues, a local farmer and member of the pathway committee said, “It’s always been our goal to use the pathway to tell the story of southern Alberta agriculture and let folks learn more about where their food comes from and the entire ecosystem that makes it all possible.”

Lohues added, “Corteva has been a key player in our farming world, and I’m personally moved to see them come forward to support this vision.”

Rick Bannerman, Lethbridge Production Local Manager remarked, “We were impressed with the vision that Link Pathway put forward to teach people who use the pathway about the critical role southern Alberta plays in feeding and fuelling the world.”

Currently, the MPE Link Pathway has one-third of its length under construction and is moving forward with subsequent stages during the 2024 construction season.

Henry Doeve, chair of the pathway committee said people in the area will be able to bike five kilometres of the route by this summer.

He noted, “we’re working with the Town of Coaldale and the Coaldale Community Wellness Association right now to get the first of three picnic shelters built in 2024! We can’t wait to put up Corteva’s bridge and signage and start telling the story of our agriculture.”

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