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La Ronge explores options to get homeless shelter up and running again
The Town of La Ronge is scrambling to find options for an emergency homeless shelter after a local agency said it will no longer be providing the service.
In a letter to council earlier this month, the Kikinahk Friendship Centre says it will not be offering an overnight homeless shelter this winter due to insufficient funding.
The shelter service had been intermittently offered by Kikinahk’s Scattered Site Outreach program in the past.
La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak said now is the time to find a solution to the dilemma before the colder weather sets in.
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Volunteers provide lunch to those impacted by Scattered Site closure
With the Scattered Site Outreach program being sidelined for the next week due to COVID-19 related challenges, a La Ronge group is stepping up to help provide warm meals.
The Early Childhood Intervention Program is preparing pick-up or contactless meals.
“Why can’t we help out at least with a lunch? I mean it’s not much, but we have the capacity here,” said Program Director Daina Lapworth.
Some of the staff from the Scattered Site Outreach program are in isolation after being identified as a close contact with a person who possibly tested positive for COVID-19.