The founder of a prominent Halifax charity says she's feeling left in the dark after its retail store was promised funding through a federal summer student grant program — but that program was later cancelled. Souls Harbour Rescue Mission operates soup kitchens in Halifax, Truro and Bridgewater and also a retail store in Halifax called Mission Mart. Mission Mart is a social enterprise that sells donated items, with proceeds going towards Souls Harbour Rescue Mission. She said nine of the 15 students had already started working at Mission Mart before the program was cut — without any warning. Porter said the store decided to keep the nine students and told them that if the federal government couldn't provide funding, the charity would step in.

Source: CBC News July 30, 2020 23:14 UTC