A program designed to train Indigenous counsellors to work in the North is getting a second run and those behind the program say it's helping to fill a gap in service for Indigenous people seeking counselling.
Three years ago, Yellowknife counsellors Jeanne and Roy Erasmus saw an opportunity to adapt the program they graduated from in Vancouver to a northern cohort. This spring, 16 of the 19 students who enrolled will be eligible for certification exams.