A new Main Street Project (MSP) van is set to roll onto Winnipeg streets.
The organization said the new vehicle will be used by its Indigenous relations team, transporting program attendees to ceremonies and cultural events, like medicine picking, sweat lodges and Sundance ceremonies.
It will also support the mobile outreach program when needed.
Vanessa Gamblin, director of Indigenous relations with Main Street Project, said many members of their community are on healing journeys, but face a lot of hurdles in accessing the services they need.
“Community members that are accessing services at Main Street Project don’t necessarily have a lot of opportunity to get to. It’s always been a barrier,” she said.
“The van has already gone a long way. We’ve taken many people to Sundances already, to medicine harvesting – all kinds of spaces.”
The van was jointly paid for by the Winnipeg Foundation and the Transit Employees …