Indigenous-led recovery centre breaks ground west of Williams Lake – Penticton Herald
November 28, 2025
The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has broken ground on its recovery centre being built west of Williams Lake.
First announced in August, Red Road River Tŝilhqox will be a publicly funded treatment centre rooted in Tŝilhqot’in traditions and open to anyone in the region on a journey towards recovery. Facilitated by Red Road Recovery, which also operates centres in Lumby, Sorrento and Salmon Arm, the centre’s programs will be residential, providing a safe place for those recovering from substance misuse to stay throughout their treatment as well as through pre and post-treatment.
“There are some really serious gaps in our system,” said Judy Ventry, project manager for the TNG’s Healing & Wellness Center project. Ventry has experience working as an outreach worker in Williams Lake, where she saw the real-life impacts of the toxic drug and housing crises. She said gaps such as a lack of supportive housing programs between withdrawal management and treatment, as well as long wait times for treatment, are where people often fall through the cracks.
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