The Ronald McDonald House in Prince Albert is expected to open in January 2027. (Image Credit: paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

Helping families stay in their child's fight

Local theatre groups, Malcolm Jenkins Foundation offer $10,000 boost to P.A. Ronald McDonald House

Mar 17, 2026 | 3:45 PM

The Ronald McDonald House is quickly taking shape in Prince Albert.

The home with a slanted roof and rustic modern design is being built off 25th Street West and south of Victoria Hospital. It will feature 12 bedrooms, a smudge room, communal kitchen, dining room, living room, play space and family games room.

Construction is on track and Tammy Forrester, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan, said they hope to be open by January 2027.

“We’ve received wraparound support from the Prince Albert community and beyond, knowing that we’re going to be supporting families that are from the North and coming into PA for the support of their child. We’ve just been so welcomed here and it’s just been great,” Forrester said.

An artist rendering of the interior of the future Ronald McDonald House in Prince Albert. (Image Credit: aodbt architecture + interior design/Facebook)

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The Prince Albert house is one of two being built in the province; the other is in Regina. Forrester said the provincial fundraising campaign has just around $4.5 million left to raise. About $2 million of that is for the Ronald McDonald House in Prince Albert.

“We’re about 90 per cent funded right now and we’ve still got lots of momentum.”

Part of that momentum came in the form of a $10,000 cheque presented to Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan on Tuesday afternoon.

The money was donated by Odyssey Productions, Little Birdie Productions and the Malcolm J Jenkins Family Foundation.

From left: Kim Morall from Odyssey Productions and Elliott Byers from Little Birdie Productions, presented a $10,000 donation to Tammy Forrester with Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: paNOW Staff)

Recently, the theatre groups presented Shakespeare in Love: The Play at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts. Over 800 people attended. Kim Morrall with Odyssey explained Jenkins pledged to donate $10 for each ticket sold to the charity.

“You’re never quite sure how many are going to show up, but we were tremendously successful…more than I think we were expecting and because of that, Malcolm was able to give this big, wonderful cheque,” Morrall said.

Elliott Byers from Little Birdie Productions added, “I love that Malcolm donates on behalf of shows so that when you’re buying a ticket, you also know that you’re helping out these charities by supporting it and going out to the arts,” Byers said. “I think the arts are so important and Prince Albert has such a strong and good community that cares about the community, and we look after each other.”

While no decisions have been made just yet, the two theatre groups said they do plan to work together on another production later this year.

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