Ottawa to spend $1.2 million to replace and repair homes after mass stabbing

By The Canadian Press on November 30, 2022.

In this image taken from video, Canadian law enforcement personnel surrounded a residence on the James Smith Cree First Nation reservation in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, as they search for a suspect in a series of stabbings. The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during the stabbings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert Bumsted

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months.

Eleven people died and 18 were injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon during the Sept. 4 attacks.

Indigenous Services Canada says 16 homes have been cleaned at an expected cost of $203,000.

The department says another $750,000 will be used for replacement, repairs and restoration of damaged homes.

An additional $200,000 was provided to replace furniture.

The department says in an email that funds were also set aside for a housing coordinator.