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Local non-profits get Tobacco Reduction grant dollars

Monday’s Council meeting saw the approval of about $28,000 in grant funding being divvied up among some local non-profits.

The funds come under the 2022 Lloydminster Tobacco Reduction Grant.

The following groups will receive funding support for their respective programs:

  • Lloydminster Interval Home: Luving My Lungs,  $12,000
  • Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services: Behind the Smoke – Lighting Up Coping Skills, $6,000
  • Lloydminster Area Drug Strategy: An Influential Generation & Tobacco Retailers Accountability Course (TRAC), $7,000
  • Lloydminster Area Drug Strategy: Partnership to Assist in the Cessation of Tobacco (PACT), $2,900.

The goal of the Lloydminster Tobacco Reduction Grant is to support a healthier smoke-free Lloydminster by funding community group projects that raise awareness of tobacco related health risks.

Administration was also authorized to reallocate any unused or returned grant funds.

Gerry Lampow
Gerry Lampow
Gerry has lived in Lloydminster since winter 2010. That detail is important as coming from the Caribbean he did not see green grass until May. Now an Alberta/Western Canada resident, you would be hard-pressed to find a stronger proponent of Lloydminster than the news guy that appreciates a healthy dose of rock music and dress code leather. His mantra is focus on one thing and do it well.
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