Released on September 3, 1998
Northern Affairs Minister Keith Goulet, on behalf of Judy Bradley,minister responsible for the Status of Women, today presented a
Flin Flon/Creighton community organization with a grant to enable them
to access the Internet and train members to use the new communications
technologies.
The Flin Flon/Creighton Crisis Centre will receive $7,000 from the
Women's Organizations On Line Program, an initiative of the
Saskatchewan Women's Secretariat.
"This program will strengthen the ability of community groups to deal
with pressing issues such as poverty, unemployment and family
violence," Goulet said.
"Our organization, clients and members will benefit greatly from the
advantages of the new information technologies such as being able
to access research from around the world, or saving on travelling
costs because we can hold meetings via the Internet,"
Flin Flon/Creighton Crisis Centre Acting Executive Director Sandy
McNichol said.
The majority of groups receiving funding provide support and
services to lower income women, First Nations or Metis women,
rural or northern women, visible minority and immigrant women and
women who are victims of violence.
Goulet noted that at a recent Internet symposium for Saskatchewan
women, keynote speaker and President of Meta Strategies Inc. Liz
Rykert stated that this program is in the forefront in Canada and
that Saskatchewan is leading the way for other provinces and
territories.
The Flin Flon/Creighton Crisis Centre works to protect and
empower women through support, a safe haven support, referrals
and counseling. The Centre also provides resources and workshops
to increase awareness of women's issues.
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For more information, contact:
Neena Saxena
Women's Secretariat
Regina
Phone: (306)787-7012
Sandy McNichol
Flin Flon/Creighton Crisis Centre
Flin Flon/Creighton
Phone:(204)681-3105