By Carl Clutchey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 25/07/2024 Indigenous Services Canada has clarified the breakdown of funding recently allocated to Fort William First Nation, including financial support for a new position to help the community cope with a drug-addiction emergency. A department spokesman said on Wednesday that funding approved last week for a public safety and emergency co-ordinator represents a new financial allocation for the community, although the amount is still being determined. “Given it is a new position, we do not have a confirmed funding number at this point in time,” the spokesman said in an email. The decision to fund the new position followed a meeting between FWFN band leadership and Indigenous Services Canada Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North) regarding the addiction emergency. The department spokesman confirmed…
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