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There is some good news for the future of the homeless shelter in North Battleford.The Battlefords Agency Trib...

Edam – Cenovus – Edam East; Lloydminster –  Viterra, Lloydminster Tim Hortons location on Highway 7 N, Jack Kemp School, Image Press, Rig 1076 Ensign Well Servicing, United Rentals, Jubilee Home, Dr. Oshodi Specialist Services, College Park School, Dr. Mohamed Medical Clinic, a private East party, Rendell Park School, College Park School; North Battleford – Styles by Gail, Co-op Agro Centre, The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, Medical Unit 3 N and S at Battlefords Union Hospital...

Edam – Cenovus – Edam East; Lloydminster –  Lloydminster Tim Hortons location on Highway 7 N, Jack Kemp School, Image Press, Rig 1076 Ensign Well Servicing, United Rentals, Jubilee Home, Dr. Oshodi Specialist Services, College Park School, Dr. Mohamed Medical Clinic, a private East party, Rendell Park School, College Park School; North Battleford – Co-op Agro Centre, The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, Medical Unit 3 N and S at Battlefords Union Hospital, Davidson Manor, Little ...

There are a number of places listed on the government’s Saskatchewan Dashboard as being sites of COVID-19 outbreaks in the North West zone. The latest to be added, June 2, are The Lighthouse . . .

Earlier this year it was announced the emergency shelter operation of The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords would have to close for lack of funding, however Metis Nation – Saskatchewan stepped in to keep the facility doors open for the time being. Now, the organization is seeking long-term financial stability in order to meet their mandate. The release issued Tuesday stated Liberty Athletics is creating a fundraiser event to honour the work being done at The Lighthouse. Liberty Athletics i...

However, organizers of the rally note this is interim funding that is only guaranteed until September. They also note the Saskatchewan government is using an “outdated” per diem model of shelter funding. The plan is to hold the rally on March 11 from noon to 1 p.m. outside North Battleford City Hall. The purpose, according to the rally’s news release, is to “bring attention to the precarious funding situation faced by homelessness shelters in Saskatchewan and the work of the main org...

“MN-S recognizes the need for housing often becomes entangled in bureaucracy at the expense of those most at risk. MN–S sees the urgent need for these citizens within the Battleford region and will utilize emergency COVID money to ensure they don’t fall through the cracks, especially at a time like this.” said MN–S Housing Director Christena Konrad. While the funding to North Battleford Lighthouse supported living emergency shelter will ensure that homeless populations have a shelte...

By Brad Jennings Mar 6, 2021 7:18 AM The Metis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it will be stepping in to provide funding to the North Battleford Lighthouse Supported Living emergency shelter. Recently the shelter was to close its doors after the Provincial Metis Housing Corporation decided to switch their funding to programs in the far north. MN-S Housing Minister, Ryan Carriere, says the homeless are the most susceptible when it comes to COVID-19 and with no other apparent homeless she...

The Metis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it will be stepping in to provide funding to the North Battleford Li...

Since 2016, we have seen fundamental changes to programs like assured income for people with disabilities, cuts to the rental housing supplement, changes to social housing and rental support programs, and even – at one point – degrading cuts to funeral assistance for people on income support. All of these changes have brought us to where we are now, during a global pandemic that has further impacted housing stability and income security for many of Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable people. ...