20 April 2018
De Beers Canada is expanding its investment in literacy with the donation of 700 children’s books to the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation today. The books will be distributed during 2018 to the families of each newborn baby at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, NT. Today’s event included representatives from De Beers Canada, the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation and families of recent newborns.
Gahcho Kué Mine General Manager Allan Rodel said the ‘Books for Babies’ program was a natural extension of De Beers ‘Books in Homes’ that began 15 years ago. Since 2007 De Beers Canada has been a strong partner of the Foundation. De Beers Canada has helped raise over $250,000 for the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation.