The North East SPCA is bringing back their 'Caged for Critters' fundraiser next week at the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter.From June 14-18, mystery gues.
Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
May 19, 2021 | 4:36 PM
North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) and North East SPCA (NESPCA) have partnered to create North East Chase the Ace.
Promotions and awareness coordinator for NEOSS Jennifer Peterson said the two organizations wanted to pool resources for the fundraiser.
“It is an opportunity to spread the word together to get awareness out about the links between domestic abuse and animal abuse and neglect,” Peterson said.
According to Peterson, it is being said right now that there is a pandemic within a pandemic.
“Times right now are super stressful and it has led to more cases of abuse,” Peterson said. “Recreation activities and everything are shut down but there is always abuse and there is always neglect.”
Despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Prairie North Coop (PNC) was still able to generously give back to local communities last year..
As per the act, when a police officer believes an individual has a mental disorder which will probably make them harm themselves or others, or make the illness get worse if they are not treated, the officer is required to transport them to the hospital for further assessment. Benjamin said none of the month’s
Mental Health Services Act calls had any escalation. “Mental health is an issue in the area. Why there’s an increase? I don’t know.” In that two week period from April 1 to 14, the Tisdale RCMP responded to 76 calls for service including five collisions, the eight Mental Health Services Act, three missing persons reported who were later found, and charges under the
Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
Apr 20, 2021 12:00 PM
It is National Volunteer week and northeastNOW is featuring community volunteers who go above and beyond all year round.
Melfort’s Pat Rumberger has spent countless hours as a volunteer in the region over the years and finds it difficult to narrow down everything she has given her time to.
“People who volunteer don’t do it for recognition but to improve life in their community for others and make it a place for people to want to live in,” Rumberger said.
In recent years, she focuses on volunteering for the North East SPCA, which she said is near and dear to her heart.