Province, SCN Losing Cultural Opportunity

Province, SCN Losing Cultural Opportunity

Friday, April 09, 2010 at 14:13

The government decision to close of Saskatchewan Communications Network is costing the province a unique cultural opportunity.

For 15 years, producer Ken Schaffer has been trying to launch a Métis television network in Saskatchewan.

He was working with SCN until the province decided to axe the station, and now Schaffer is moving his project to British Columbia.

He says a generation of children will lose out on jobs and learning about their heritage.

Schaffer says he has some of the financing in place and the licensing from the CRTC.