Provincial government funds recovery community near Métis Crossing – rdnewsnow.com

Aug 18, 2024

As a part of the Alberta Recovery Model, the Government of Alberta has partnered with the Métis Nation within Alberta to build a recovery community, implementing treatment based on its culture and practices.

Born of a $35 million investment, the facility will be known as the Healing Waters Recovery Community and is expected to house 75 long-term treatment beds that can support up to 300 people per year during their path to recovery, officials say.

“This investment shows our government’s commitment to working with Indigenous communities in providing culturally-safe addiction treatment. I am excited for this to move forward and hear about how lives are changed,” says Rick Wilson, minister of Indigenous relations.

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