Safe Streets inspires CSFS

But, the rationale for Council’s move has prompted Carrier Sekani Family Services to renew its call for a treatment facility on Tachick Lake at the former site of the Tachick Lake Resort. Board President Corrina Leween writes:

“With the eventual development of a holistic Healing/Treatment Centre on Tachick Lake, CSFS will be able to greatly increase the support so sorely needed by many of the people currently suffering on the streets of Prince George, and other communities across BC. Our approach will include detox, cultural and western treatment modalities and aftercare.” I

t’s a sentiment Teegee wholeheartedly agrees with, adding a municipal government is not in the business of health care.

“They’re ill-equipped to deal with it,” he says. “So it’s really a matter of healthcare, whether it’s First Nation Health Authority or Northern Health or perhaps the proposal for a facility outside Tachick Lake would really help with some of these issues of addictions, with mental health. That is what is needed here.”

CSFS recently overcame an obstacle presented by the Agricultural Land Commission and bought the land. Now the job of raising $16 million for infrastructure and operations.

“Yeah. A little bit frustrating with the lack of response to our requests,” says Leween. “It goes back and forth in regards to who is going to provide the funding. If they do provide funding.”

by Cheryl Jahn

Safe Streets inspires CSFS

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