The resolution was amended with conditions that it be for a two-year time frame, that they be required to purchase one or two more garbage bins and that the organization resume meetings within the neighbourhood again, either online or in person. On Tuesday night, council heard from Scott Dakiniewich, program director at Eagles Nest Youth Ranch, about their residential group home in Battleford for four to six youth. He explained they had received a discretionary use permit for 18 months as a trial basis, at which point it was to be revisited. Now that the time period was up, they were making an application again, this time hoping for a permanent permit.
“We have been working hard since June to navigate and synthesize the rapidly growing body of COVID-19 research and resources in relation to vulnerable children and families, some of who are involved with the child welfare system, in the Prairies and beyond,” says Dr. Lise Milne, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, who is partnering with CTRC director Dr. Nathalie Reid on the project. “We learned from the service providers themselves that, due to time constraints and work pressure, they have had difficulties accessing, sharing, evaluating, and applying knowledge of best practices,” says Dr. Reid. “The research team has created and populated the website with vetted, synthesized, and translated research and resources to help child-serving organizations across the Prairies mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of children, families, and workers.”