Lumsden Lynx hosts Female Hockey Day to celebrate young women and girls in sports
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The day-long event welcomes over 250 female hockey players from ages four to 22.
Starting Wednesday, newcomers to Saskatchewan can drop in at a pop-up settlement reception centre in Regina to get important information and access support services as they start a new life in the province.
The provincial government says the three-day project will be a “one-stop shop” for newcomers, with staff on site ready to answer questions, issue health cards, process social insurance number applications, help open bank accounts, and offer information about housing, education, employment, income assistance, community programs, and more.
The centre, located at the Wa Wa Shriners hall at 2065 Hamilton St., will be open Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, the centre will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison said the project will make life a lot easier for newcomers trying to get oriented.
“These settlement reception centres provide quick and easy access to essential services for newcomers, all in one place,” Harrison said in a statement.
“The timing coincides with the arrival of the third humanitarian flight bringing displaced Ukraine citizens to our province, but (the centres) are an opportunity for all recent newcomers to get information, ask questions and set up critical services as they begin their new lives in Saskatchewan.”
According to the provincial government, the arrival of the third flight means more than 2,000 displaced Ukrainians have arrived in Saskatchewan since the invasion of that nation by Russia in February.