Nuit des sans-abri

Cellule Jeunes et Famille de Brome-Missisquoi discuss social needs of population with MP Pascale St-Onge for Nuit des sans-abri

Cellule Jeunes et Famille de Brome-Missisquoi welcomed MP for Brome-Missisquoi Pascale St-Onge for a discussion around the social issues that are affecting people in the local area as a number of community organizations prepared for the Nuit des sans-abri event on Oct. 18 in Cowansville. Photo: by Taylor McClure. 

By Taylor McClure
Townships’ Daily News Bits
CIDI 99.1 FM
Published on 22/10/14 - Played on 22/10/04

To mark the Nuit des sans-abri - a province-wide event that takes place on the third Friday in October to raise awareness around homelessness, poverty and social exclusion in Quebec - Cellule Jeunes et Famille de Brome-Missisquoi welcomed MP for Brome-Missisquoi and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge to the organization for a discussion around the social issues that are affecting people financially on the territory and what needs to be done at the government level to address the higher costs of living. 

CIDI was invited to Cellule Jeunes et Famille de Brome-Missisquoi on Oct. 18 where we spoke with Jean-Philippe Ouellette, project coordinator for the food bank at the Cellule and the CAB of Cowansville, and Annie Boulanger, coordinator of the Cellule, to learn more about the realities that vulnerable people are facing in Brome-Missisquoi.

We also spoke with Minister St-Onge about how the federal government is working with the Canadian provinces to ensure that money is invested in helping bring more financial stability to people currently living in poverty.

Listen to the full interview below to hear more: