The federal government is contributing $2.3 million in funding to the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in northwestern Saskatchewan.
A press release posted on the Indigenous Services Canada website Wednesday night says the money will support the North West Saskatchewan Pandemic Response Plan — a partnering of First Nation, Métis, municipal, provincial, and federal officials responding to the growing COVID-19 caseload in the region.
According to the Saskatchewan government’s website, 149 of the 186 active cases in the province were in that area at the time of publication. “It’s a start ,” Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) Chief Richard Ben told Global News. “We know this virus isn’t going to go away tomorrow.” [ Sign up for our