This year, Santa Express was able to visit 21 MKO First Nation Communities as well as make a special stop at the Rod McGillivray Personal Care Home in the Pas.

2023 Santa Express was such a huge success this year, and we couldn’t have done this without the help from the numerous sponsors, volunteers and the staff.

We would like to send a huge thank you to the following sponsors for generously donating to the 2023 Santa Express:

  • Arctic Beverages
  • Best Buy Homes
  • Custom Helicopters
  • Gardewine North
  • IDC Communications
  • Keewatinohk  Inniniw  Minoayawin (KIM)
  • Kinsmen Club Winnipeg
  • Me-Dian Credit Union
  • Mining Association of Manitoba Inc.
  • NCI FM
  • The Northwest Company
  • Perimeter Aviation
  • Pratts Wholesale
  • Q-Power
  • Via Rail

We also wish to thank the Volunteers from the Youth Pre-Employment Program at Shawenim Abinoojii:

  • Tyson
  • Hailey T.
  • Kayla C.
  • Jennette B.
  • Alyssa S.
  • Draydan S.
  • Jason C.
  • Troy M.
  • Cassius K.
  • Zeke K.

Lastly, we would like to thank and acknowledge our hardworking staff for making the 2023 MKO Santa Express a reality:

  • Dorothy Smith
  • Kayla Sinclair
  • Candice Schneider
  • Jordon Big George
  • Kayleigh Pagee
  • Kwinton Cochrane
  • Larry Flett
  • Carman Genaille
  • Bernice Thorassie
  • Naomi Clarke
  • Trevor Constant
  • Raymond Dumas
  • Robin Soutcharith
  • Melanie McKay
  • Roger Thomas
  • Marlon Wilson
  • Greg Robson
  • Kelvin Lynxleg
  • Garrison Settee
  • Mitchell Saunders
  • Damien Lynxleg
  • Bev Cameron
  • Nelson McKay
  • Kevin Carlson
  • Charles Wood
  • Maegan Courchene
  • Agnes Dantouze
  • Kayla Andrews
  • Trent Danttouze
  • Sharon McIvor
  • Brenda Wood
  • Gurpreet Khosa
  • Tiffany Martens
  • Trudy Stevenson
  • Mark Smith
  • Ed Stevenson

Thank you, masi cho, kinanaskomitinawaw!