Saskatoon tribal chief says Sask. government needs to be held accountable for ‘underfunding’ shelters – CBC

Sep 19, 2024

Mark Arcand says Saskatoon city council holds ‘trump card’ on funding

An Indigenous leader says no one is standing up to the Saskatchewan government to say emergency shelters are underfunded.

The City of Saskatoon is proposing putting a temporary enhanced emergency shelter of 30 to 40 beds downtown in an old Saskatchewan Transportation Company building.

Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand doesn’t like the location — or that the money isn’t going to a warm-up shelter.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/downtown-emergency-shelter-funding-1.7327603