The committee does not yet have a fundraising goal or time limit to raise it. (YouTube)

By Derek Cornet

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Service Agreement signed between La Ronge council, long-term care facility fundraising committee

Jun 28, 2023 | 2:56 PM

La Ronge council has inked a Service Agreement with the La Ronge and Area Long-Term Care Fundraising Committee.

The deal was reached at a regular council meeting on Tuesday. In order to manage the fundraising campaign, the committee must be able to accept donations, provide charitable receipts, and audit their books. The cost to do this independently would be prohibitive.

As such, administration recommended the town provide financial support services to administer payroll, receipting, reporting, and audit services. Sarah Groat was recently hired as fundraising coordinator.

“What they were looking at is a process that would be the most economical that will allow that board to function, to accept the donations and what not and funnel everything through the town system,” La Ronge Mayor Joe Hordyski said.

“It would be audited through the town’s system as well, so it would save a little bit of money for the organization to put the majority of the money back right where it belongs into the fundraising.”

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The committee is composed of La Ronge Chief Administrative Officer Lyle Hannan (co-chair), Lac La Ronge Indian Band Health Director Mary Carlson (co-chair), Air Ronge Chief Administrative Officer Gavin Willins and Chamber of Commerce Director and Past President Matthew Klassen.

The committee formed about one year ago, but there is not yet an agreement signed with the Saskatchewan Health Authority or the provincial government on the exact amount to be raised or when the funds should be raised by.

Ledcor Construction Limited has been selected to build the new long-term care facility in La Ronge, which is expected to begin this month. The three-storey, two-wing per-floor facility will include up to 80 resident rooms, living areas, tub rooms, family rooms, a traditional healing space, a serenity room, a commercial kitchen and space for other health services.

There will also be improvements to several program areas, including therapies, an adult day program, and a new hemodialysis unit. The project will likely be the largest infrastructure project in the town’s history.

“It’s been a long haul to get it to the point where we are actually getting something built. I’m pretty excited for it,” Hordyski said.

“It’s a gamechanger in terms of bringing people into the community. It’s going to be a revenue generator for the community as well, bringing people into the community. We do have a challenge with housing, but we are working on a housing strategy, and we’ve got potential things on the horizon and we will continue to push for that. We do have a three-year time window to meet the needs of the new staff and what not.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno