Released on April 22, 1999
Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing Minister Carol Teichrob
announced today that community groups in Hodgeville, Vanguard and
Herbert received $15,000 from casino profits through the Associated
Entities Fund.
"The province established the Associated Entities Fund to distribute a
portion of casino profits for the benefit of Saskatchewan people,"
Teichrob said. "Since the beginning of 1997 more than $3 million in
casino profits have been distributed throughout Saskatchewan for
programs that support children, youth and families."
The Hodgeville and District Community Action Team received $9,000
toward establishing a facility to provide a constructive and healthy
environment for youth in the area. Students will work as part of the
team developing the project, and will be responsible for organizing
and planning the centre's ongoing education and leisure activities and
help to maintain the facility.
The C.H. Peart High School in Vanguard received $1,000 toward a
community outreach program to help students make healthy choices about
gaming by offering workshops, training sessions and discussion and
bear-pit sessions.
The Herbert and Central Butte Lions Clubs and the Herbert and
Prairie West School Divisions, received $5,000 toward introducing
the Lions Quest Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescents
Program to schools in the area. This problem solving, drug
awareness program helps young people develop positive social
behaviour such as self-discipline, responsibility, good judgement
and the ability to get along with others. The program seeks
commitments from youth to lead drug-free lives.
The Associated Entities Fund receives a portion of the profits
from Casino Regina, the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford,
the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert and the Painted Hand
Casino in Yorkton.
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For more information, contact:
Trudy Jackson
Communications Branch
Saskatchewan Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing
Phone: (306) 787-4011