Red Deer Dream Centre expects opening in first quarter of 2022
The Red Deer Dream Centre is on schedule for an opening in the first quarter of 2022, according to Executive Director Dr. Vincenzo Aliberti.
“It’s not just sobriety. Sobriety is just: you’re stopping to drink; you’re stopping to do drugs. But [it’s] also to recover; to live a life worth living,” he said.
Inspired by the Los Angeles Dream Centre by Matthew Barnett, the 40-bed live-in residential drug and alcohol treatment and recovery centre has been in the works since 2018, signing a 25 year lease to the previous Lotus nightclub in the downtown core (4618 50 Ave.). While the centre will only be for men at the moment, the non-profit organization has future plans for a women’s program.
At the start of construction in May, the expectation was to have clients signed up by January 1, 2022. While there is no exact opening date for the time being, partially due to supply chain delays, Dr. Aliberti says the centre will open more towards February or March 2022.