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\u00a0By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A new socio-economic impact assessment shows M\u00e9tis Nation\u2013Saskatchewan (MN\u2013S) has turned federal investments into significantly wider economic activity over the past seven years, generating hundreds of millions of dollars provincewide and supporting thousands of jobs. The independent report, MN\u2013S invests in M\u00e9tis citizens, provincial economy benefits two-fold, was released Nov. 22 by national accounting firm MNP and presented at the M\u00e9tis Nation-Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in Saskatoon last month. The report marks the first socio-economic impact assessment of the Nation since 2017. It concludes that investments into M\u00e9tis citizens are \u201ccontributing to real economic growth and social outcomes that benefit everyone in Saskatchewan\u201d while addressing long-standing gaps in health, housing, and education. MN\u2013S chief operating officer Matthew Vermette said the analysis reinforces years… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A new socio-economic impact assessment shows M\u00e9tis Nation\u2013Saskatchewan (MN\u2013S) has turned federal investments into significantly wider economic activity over the past seven years, generating hundreds of millions of dollars provincewide and supporting thousands of jobs. The independent report, MN\u2013S invests in M\u00e9tis citizens, provincial economy benefits two-fold, was released Nov. 22 by national accounting firm MNP and presented at the M\u00e9tis Nation-Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in Saskatoon last month. The report marks the first socio-economic impact assessment of the Nation since 2017. It concludes that investments into M\u00e9tis citizens are \u201ccontributing to real economic growth and social outcomes that benefit everyone in Saskatchewan\u201d while addressing long-standing gaps in health, housing, and education. MN\u2013S chief operating officer Matthew Vermette said the analysis reinforces years... <\/p>\n

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