Premier Kenney cuts the ribbon on Red Deer Recovery Community
The Red Deer Recovery Community on the city’s north end — a first for the province of Alberta — is nearly complete.
Premier Jason Kenney, along with Mayor Ken Johnston, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis, and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange were on-site Saturday in Chiles Industrial Park to cut a ribbon for its impending opening.
Officials say clients will start utilizing the space as early as this November, with construction set to finish by the end of October.
“Alberta’s government is making sure that every Albertan has the opportunity to pursue recovery from the devastating and destructive illness of addiction. The Red Deer Recovery Community symbolizes just how far we have come in three short years toward building a system of care that is comprehensive, coordinated and effective – with recovery as the ultimate goal,” said Kenney.