Province renews funding to help northern families

The Saskatchewan Government has committed a significant amount of funding to services that help to keep northern families together.

On Wednesday, Prince Albert Northcote MLA Victoria Jurgens re-iterated that the government has committed $5.8 million to the Native Co-ordinating Council, a nearly 40-year-old community-based organization (CBO). 

“This is a really great organization, we relish working with our CBO partners,” said Jurgens. “This one has done such great work, this is a vital program to help our families remain together and strong.”

Janet Carriere, a member of the board of directors with the Native Co-ordinating Council, said that their main goals are to keep families together, help them become healthier and stronger and to reunite families that have been separated.