New agreement provides information on children in care

A new communication agreement between Sturgeon Lake Child and Family Services and the Ministry of Social Services will see the agency notified every time one of their children is put in foster care off-reserve and if a child is seriously hurt or dies while in foster care. The service had been meeting with Social Services about a better communication protocol since 2010, but the ministry did not sign the agreement until July. Eleanor Brazeau, executive director for SLCFS, said the new agreement is “working with families, preserving families, keeping families together.”