Alberta’s first addictions recovery home for lesbian, gay, and two-spirited people opens – Airdrie City View
December 3, 2024
“This Rainbow Healing Lodge is going to provide safe and inclusive housing tailored for the unique needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are recovering from addictions so they can build a brighter future for themselves and their families and their communities,”
Alberta’s first addictions recovery home for lesbian, gay, and two-spirited people has opened in Edmonoton.
About 30 guests crammed into the kitchen and living room of a two-storey home in downtown Edmonton Nov. 28 for the opening of the Pîsimoyâpiy Rainbow Healing Lodge. Opening ceremonies included speeches, songs in Cree, and a thick haze of smudging smoke.
Pîsimoyâpiy (Cree for “rainbow,” and pronounced “peesee-mohyappy”) is the first addictions recovery home in Alberta dedicated to two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) individuals. It is operated by Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres.
