Prairie Harm Reduction says it had its exemption to operate Saskatoon’s supervised consumption place suspended, but said he is working to reinstate it.
The announcement of the suspension comes just days after the event fired their executive director after discovering a “substantial financial shortfall”.
Kayla DeMong’s employment was terminated on March 24. Two days later, on March 26, PHR said it received notice of the suspension from Health Canada.
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“This is unfortunate but not unexpected,” PHR said in a press release.
He did not say why Health Canada suspended the exemption, but said it is in close contact with the government agency and is “actively working” to provide the information that has been requested so the suspension can be lifted.
The drop-in center, also operated by PHR, remains open.
The organization announced Sunday that Emmanuelle “Em” Morin will take on the role of transition support specialist, providing support to PHR staff and the board and overseeing day-to-day operations.
PHR said in its announcement that the board of directors is working with external financial experts to continue its “detailed review” of the organization’s financial reporting and financial status. A detailed preliminary report is expected in early April.
She previously said that while an investigation into the shortfall was underway, she did not believe there was evidence of fraud, theft or personal misuse of funds.
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