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Fort San’s village council is defending its cautious approach to an addiction treatment centre’s proposed relocation to the resort community on Echo Lake, even as the union representing Pine Lodge workers warns delays could cost lives.
In a joint letter sent to the Leader-Post, all five members of council said the question of whether Pine Lodge Treatment Centre should move into the former Prairie Christian Training Centre is a zoning matter that requires time for due diligence.
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File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council urges approval of transfer of youth treatment facility in Fort San
The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council is encouraging the Village of Fort San to support The Calling Lakes Centre in providing a temporary home for Pine Lodge Treatment Centre.
The Pine Lodge Treatment Centre was located in the community of Indian Head for more than 30 years until a fire last December forced its closure.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees which is representing nurses at the Pine Lodge Treatment Centre blamed the Mayor and Council of the Village of Fort San for delaying approval of the relocation.