Province provides funds to purchase emergency shelter for North Battleford
A new property has been purchased to house an emergency shelter in North Battleford.
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Social Services announced Wednesday that they will provide $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) purchase property for its Miwasin Kikinaw shelter.
The shelter has been operating since 2021, and the ministry said the new property —on 102nd Avenue in North Battleford — will allow the shelter to continue providing support for the region’s homeless population well into the future.
“The province is pleased to provide funding to Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs for the purchase of its emergency shelter that will continue to provide support for individuals facing homelessness in the Battlefords area,” Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky said in a statement.