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By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette No matter how rural, remote, complex or demanding their homelives are, youths at risk of suicide should be able to find support when and where they need it. That ideal underpins a $2-million grant program accepting applications until June 1, Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. Myriad programs and options for youth are at most a bus ride away in the big city. But that isn\u2019t true in Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek or \u201cin my neck of the woods,\u201d said Turton, the UCP member representing Spruce Grove-Stony Plain. \u201cThe last thing I want to hear about is someone that’s going through their darkest day and they don’t know where to turn to for… <\/p>\n

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By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette No matter how rural, remote, complex or demanding their homelives are, youths at risk of suicide should be able to find support when and where they need it. That ideal underpins a $2-million grant program accepting applications until June 1, Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. Myriad programs and options for youth are at most a bus ride away in the big city. But that isn\u2019t true in Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek or \u201cin my neck of the woods,\u201d said Turton, the UCP member representing Spruce Grove-Stony Plain. \u201cThe last thing I want to hear about is someone that’s going through their darkest day and they don’t know where to turn to for... <\/p>\n

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