Pathways Addictions Centre is fighting to stay alive in Penticton.
Pathways executive director Daryl Meyers says the money will allow Pathways to pivot some services and keep the centre open for a year, providing an opportunity to find other funding and grant opportunities.
“We will pivot service to an out patient service, Interior Health can do what they need to do,” Meyers says.
She says the decision to "repatriate" the three contracts was part of an initiative for the province’s health authorities to bring all of their contracts in house.
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The announcement came as a complete shock.