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Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Released on December 6, 2011
The federal department of Justice has agreed to provide $329,000 to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice's Families of Missing Persons Project. Most of the money will be used to fund three specialized Missing Persons Liaison positions in the Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert Police Services' Victim Services Units.
"We appreciate the commitment of the federal government to assist Saskatchewan families with missing loved ones," Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said. "These resources will be dedicated to researching and developing new, more effective ways to support families of missing persons."
The new positions will also provide training and consultation on handling missing persons cases to the additional 15 police-based victim services programs across Saskatchewan.
The remainder of the funding will be used to develop counselling and specialized support groups for families of missing persons. Although these services will be made available to everyone, their primary focus will be the families of missing Aboriginal women. According to the final report of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons, a disproportionate number of Saskatchewan's missing persons are Aboriginal. Of these, most are female.
Funding for this project is part of a larger effort by the federal government to address the alarming number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, particularly in Canada's western provinces.
"When the Government of Canada committed to taking concrete steps to address the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women last year, our goal was to improve law enforcement and justice system responses to missing persons cases," said Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada. "Providing support for family members of missing persons is a pressing concern that warrants co-ordinated attention from all levels of government, and we are pleased to provide funding for this Government of Saskatchewan project."
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General expects to receive the funding this month, with the three liaison positions being filled in early 2012.
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For more information, contact:
Noel Busse
Justice and Attorney General
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8959
Email: noel.busse@gov.sk.ca
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