Leadership change at Prairie Harm Reduction as Jason Mercredi joins MN-S

Jason Mercredi is leaving as executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction to join Métis Nation–Saskatchewan as their homelessness manager.

Jason Mercredi is leaving as executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) to join Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN-S) as their homelessness manager.

Mercredi calls it a chance to make an impact.

He said homelessness is an issue that has been near and dear to his heart for a number of years and moving to MN-S is the perfect opportunity to work on initiatives to address the situation.

“I’m going to be working with organizations and community members and leadership in northern and remote Saskatchewan to come up with strategies and programming to address homelessness,” he said.

“Seeing how Saskatchewan has embraced Prairie Harm Reduction over the last nine years — the policy, programming, awareness, and advocacy we have developed and implemented — I am content with my time at the organization.”

Kayla DeMong is taking over for Mercredi at Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR).

Mercredi said DeMong is the right person to take over from him.

“When you have a dynamic female leader with lived experience like Kayla, I think sometimes you need to make room so they can take it even further,” he said.