Heating oil program faces provincial cuts
P.E.I. contributing $4,000 less to Salvation Army subsidy
CBC News
Posted: Jan 4, 2013 2:44 PM AT
Last Updated: Jan 4, 2013 6:34 PM AT
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Capt. Jamie Locke of the Salvation Army says more contributions have been coming in from the community. (CBC)The Salvation Army will begin taking applications on Jan. 15 for the emergency home heating oil assistance program, but it won't have as much provincial money to work with.
The P.E.I. government is contributing slightly more than $121,000 to the program this year — $4,000 less than in 2012.
The government has helped fund the service, which is administered by the Salvation Army, since 2007.
"I believe in all areas of provincial government there was a percentage of a cutback in all areas. And so the home heating oil assistance program wouldn't have been exempt from that. It will affect us," said Capt. Jamie Locke, of the Salvation Army in Charlottetown.
"When you are stretching the funding to its limit in previous years, when you have a little bit less, it can be challenging."
But Locke said there have been more contributions for the program coming in from individuals and businesses. He is hoping that extra help will help offset the loss of some of the provincial dollars.
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