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Saskatoon explores potential shelter sites after $40-million funding announcement
The search is on for two new homeless shelter sites in Saskatoon after a major funding announcement last week. On Friday, the provincial government announced $40.2 million over two years to create up ...
Oct 11, 2023 A homeless encampment in Saskatoon's Pleasant Hill neighbourhood. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Prairie Harm Reduction slams wellness centre for banning problem clients
Prairie Harm Reduction is not happy with the decision to start kicking the most troublesome clients out of Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre. Mark Arcand is chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, ...
Sep 27, 2023 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, said she felt "utter disappointment" at the decision. (650 CKOM file photo)
Arcand says wellness centre will ban people abusing drugs, breaking rules
The head of Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre is putting his foot down when it comes to those abusing drugs and not following the rules. Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand said the centre ...
Sep 26, 2023 Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Mark Arcand said the emergency wellness centre is going to be handing out lengthy bans and pushing people away if they abuse drugs and ignore shelter rules. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province helps purchase new property for North Battleford homeless shelter
A new property has been purchased to house a 40-bed emergency shelter in North Battleford. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services kicked in $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (B...
Sep 07, 2023 The provincial government has helped fund the purchase of a new property for a North Battleford emergency shelter. (650 CKOM file photo)
Dozens rally for more funding, safety measures in Fairhaven, Confederation
Dozens of people, many from the Fairhaven and Confederation Park neighbourhoods, rallied Wednesday afternoon for more safety measures and funding to address concerns stemming from the homeless shelter...
Sep 06, 2023 Dozens of people, many from Saskatoon's Fairhaven and Confederation Park neighbourhoods held a peaceful rally Wednesday afternoon along Idylwyld Drive, near downtown Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon tribal chief supports police board request for homelessness, addictions funding
The head of the Saskatoon Tribal Council says he supports a request by the city's board of police commissioners seeking more provincial funding to help with issues around addictions and homelessness. ...
Aug 23, 2023 Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said his organization's emergency shelter has been full since it first opened in 2022. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Warehouse fire near encampment site considered suspicious
A fire at a warehouse building adjacent to the site of an encampment on Avenue K South is considered suspicious. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the fire was reported just after 1:30 a.m. ...
Aug 15, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
STC homeless project is changing lives in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Tribal Council's pilot project to provide long-term housing for people facing homelessness has been funded for another year. Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said the Sawyihtotn Project has been sho...
Jul 03, 2023 STC's Tribal Chief Mark Arcand. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
Province supports STC homeless outreach project with $350,000 grant
The provincial government is continuing its support for a homeless outreach program in Saskatoon. On Wednesday, the government announced a new grant of $350,000 for the Sawyihtotn Project, which is ad...
Jun 28, 2023 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand at the grand opening of a new women's transitional housing building in Saskatoon on April 14, 2023. (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
Province responds to homelessness letter
The province has responded to an open letter about homelessness from a Saskatoon city councillor. In his letter, David Kirton accused the province of "manufacturing homelessness" and advocated for mor...
May 03, 2023 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
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