Two provincial ministers were in town yesterday to make a few funding announcements.

One of them was for two programs that support Employment and Income Assistance clients as they prepare for employment, which was announced by Families Minister Rochelle Squires and Education Minister Wayne Ewasko.

150 thousand dollars will be going to the YWCA Thompson’s Advancement Support Services, which the government says will help increase the employability of up to two hundred EIA participants.

The other is over 142 thousand dollars to First Nation-owned FireSpirit for it to implement and deliver their Belonging to Employment Program in a 12-month pilot.

FireSpirit CEO Lawrence Daniels says they will be establishing an office here in Thompson.