Released on April 13, 1998
Sharon Murrell, MLA for Battleford-Cutknife, on behalf of Judy
Bradley, minister responsible for the Status of Women, today presented
two North Battleford women's organizations with grants to enable them
to access the Internet and train members to use the new communications
technologies.
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre and the Battlefords
Interval House will both receive $7,000 from the Women's Organizations
On Line Program, an initiative of the Saskatchewan Women's
Secretariat.
"This funding will enable these organizations to network more easily,
access information more quickly and serve the needs of their members
more effectively," Murrell said.
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre provides counselling
and support to victims and their families and undertakes education on
the prevention of sexual abuse. The Battlefords Interval House is a
woman's shelter for victims of family violence. It provides safe
shelter, counselling, advocacy, and skills development.
-30-
For more information, contact:
Neena Saxena
Women's Secretariat
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-7012