By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Five First Nations with long waitlists for mental wellness programs will see nearly half a million dollars flow from the province to a special centre dedicated to serving Indigenous people. The Higgs Progressive Conservative government announced on Monday it would put $480,000 into the expansion project at the Natoaganeg (Eel Ground First Nation) Community Development Centre. The small blue building on the main drag of the First Nation beside Miramichi looks like a modest house from the outside, but inside it has several crammed offices. The provincial funds will allow it to double in size, with a groundbreaking in the spring and a completion date later in the year. “We have a 1,000 people in our database, so this extra space will be…
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