Posted: Mar 02, 2021 12:00 PM CT | Last Updated: March 2
Pine Lodge is an addictions treatment centre that serves inpatient clients in 28-day periods. It operated in Indian Head for years until damage caused by fire and smoke forced the facility closed in December. (Trent Peppler/CBC)
Foster Monson says it s been frustrating waiting to learn whether Pine Lodge Treatment Centre will be able to welcome clients back in the near future.Â
The addictions recovery centre operated for years in Indian Head, Sask, but a fire in December forced it to close.
Monson said staff have located the only suitable new space in the area for relocation in Fort San, a small resort village near Fort Qu Appelle, Sask. He said the vacant Calling Lakes Centre, used for years as the Prairie Christian Training Centre, would be a good fit.
Current events echo moments in history: Whit & Whimsey
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
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BRUNSWICK, Ohio I have to admit, I’ve been shaken by the assault on the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and, as I write this, I worry more is coming, including at the Ohio Statehouse. Then, I received a message from Ohio History that provided some interesting perspective.
These two paragraphs were of most interest to me, and I wanted to share them:
“In this tumultuous and unpredictable time, it is our responsibility as historians to confront disinformation and propaganda that threatens our democracy. The Ohio History Connection, rooted in our core value of authenticity, will do our part to ensure Ohioans (have) access to the tools and facts of history.
get it. they believe he made great efforts to clean up any potential crime scenes before he disposed of her body. the medical examiner is still processing valerie s toxicology report and sexual examination kit. it s not clear what she may have taken, but police say drugs were involved. do you feel that as a father now you re having to defend your daughter in her death? i know who my daughter was. and her friends knew who she was. my wife knows who she was. my daughter knows who she was. more particularly, my god knows who she was. and i m not i m not going to defend her. there s nothing to defend. reporter: michael harvey s extradition to charlotte has been delayed because he s said to be going through drug withdrawal. it is not clear what charges he will ultimately face. in a few days, the chief will be back on the beat with a renewed sense of purpose. remembering the daughter he called val, now gone forever. she was so loving and so
reporter: but now hamilton finds himself having to answer questions about the lifestyle his daughter led. it s very, very unfortunate to me that people will see one segment of a case and then almost immediately start laying some semblance of blame on the victim. reporter: valerie hamilton went missing a week ago wednesday. she was seen leaving a local bar with michael harvey. when she didn t show up to her job as a swim instructor, friends and co-workers began to worry. valerie did make at least one phone call after leaving the bar at around 3:00 a.m. to her friend ashley barton. she s like, what are you doing? i m like, i m laying in bed sleeping. she s like, oh, well, can you come out to the hot tub with me and my friend? reporter: late saturday night i m very sad to report to you tonight we have recovered the body of ms. valerie hamilton. reporter: police gave few details, saying only her body
murder of his daughter, valerie hamilton. a suspect was arrested in western new york in the case but in the days since her murder there are still many questions. yunji de nies reports. this is not a murder. there s no murder at all. she overdosed in her sleep. she didn t sound like she was on anything. she didn t sound like she was drunk. he woke up and she was dead. what do you think happened that night? you know, i don t know. we may never know. we may never know what happened. reporter: what concord police chief merl hamilton does know, his daughter valerie was found dead in this storage locker after a late night with michael neil harvey, a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record, including rape, breaking and entering, and drug possession. do you think that he killed your daughter? i don t know. i don t know enough about it to say that. i think if he wasn t with my daughter that night, she would be alive.