Five Sask. food security projects getting $1.1M in funding from feds

The federal government is funding five projects in Saskatchewan that are strengthening food security in Indigenous, remote, and northern communities.

Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced on Friday that around $1.2 million is being allocated through the fourth phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF).

“Indigenous, remote, and Northern communities are particularly vulnerable because of the higher cost of living and other geographic, social, and economic factors,” said Bibeau. “With these challenges, it is more important than ever to support food systems in these communities in the long term.”

Nipawin’s Salvation Army is getting more than $125,000 for an electric oven and a food truck so they can cook meals and deliver them to homeless people and first responders at emergency events.