Fundraisers have tripled their initial goal in an effort to help out northern Saskatchewan communities impacted by the novel coronavirus.
One of the organizers, Kate Morrison, said the idea for the “COVID-19 Supplies for La Loche” fundraiser came from Dr. Kendra Morrow, who approached the University of Saskatchewan (USask) medical students last week. “Morrow, who is a family physician here in Saskatoon, had the idea after seeing the outbreaks of COVID in some of our northern communities and particularly in La Loche that had been particularly hit with the COVID outbreak,” Morrison said. “(Morrow) wanted to help, knowing that there would be needs for access to different resources that are sometimes harder to get in the north and that we could