Thorsness Grove Greenspace and Kolenick Memorial Bench

A lovely greenspace in Memory of Wilf and Peg Thorsness, builders of this Community.

The large green area includes a bench in memory of Peter Koleniuk, their son-in-law.

Thorsness Grove is named for the Thorsness Family. Wilf, Peg, and family planted and nurtured all the Spruce and Cedar trees on the property in the early 1960s after they built their home. They were very community-minded, running their Hardware business for close to 40 years. Wilf spent multiple terms on Town Council, and many years on the Parks Board, and the family was very involved in the United Church. The bench is in honour of Peter S. Kolenick, who married Wanda Thorsness and together built a home next door to Wilf and Peg and raised their family in Saltcoats before Peter was appointed a Provincial Court Justice where he served first in Estevan, then Saskatoon. The Kolenicks were also very involved in the Community, Peter was on Town Council for 17 years. The family was heavily involved in many activities, especially in Minor Sports. Peter had a passion for hockey in all forms and played for many years with the Gang Green Rec hockey team.