Cameco has created a $1-million coronavirus relief fund to help charities, not-for-profits, town offices and First Nation band offices in Saskatoon and northern Saskatchewan.
The Saskatoon-based uranium company announced the one-time grants of up to $50,000 on Wednesday. Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel said communities, particularly in the north, continue to adapt, which includes physical distancing and a singular focus on reducing the spread of COVID-19 to save lives. “We see the hurt out there.
We know there’s a lot of challenges for a lot of organizations in Saskatoon and northern Saskatchewan. So we put this fund in place to help out where we can… We just want to do something to help out in these times,” Gitzel said. “We see it