Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he sympathizes with a rural community tormented by a cult and will help where he can, but it’s ultimately an issue that needs to be solved locally.

Moe says his government has expanded legislation to help municipalities deal with derelict buildings, such as the compound the Kingdom of Canada cult occupied and later fouled with overflowing sewage in the village of Richmound.

Moe, speaking to reporters Wednesday, described the torment the village, west of Regina, has gone through as "quite awful."

But Moe added, "Ultimately, it should be the owner of the (cult) property that is paying.”

Moe also said Doug Steele, his Saskatchewan Party legislature member responsible for the area, has maintained a direct line of communication with the village to provide

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