Federal government denies funding for rural school food program

Federal government denies funding for rural school food program

The Canadian government has denied funding for Yukon First Nations Education Directorate’s rural nutrition program.

Federal government denies funding for rural school food program - The Turtle Island News

By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The Canadian government has denied funding for Yukon First Nations Education Directorate’s rural nutrition program. The program — which was operated in cooperation between the non-profit group and First Nations governments in the territory — provided meals to students in rural Yukon schools. Earlier this year, the federal government announced it would be changing the way that it…