Mount Carmel Clinic to undergo $3-M upgrade
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Mount Carmel Clinic is about to undergo a $3.3-million retrofit thanks to the federal government.
On Friday, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) said the upgrade would help the clinic assist Winnipeggers with their health needs, while making the decades-old facility just off Main Street more energy efficient.
“The Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program promotes the use of innovative, clean solutions to help Canada adapt to a greener, low-carbon economy,” Lamoureux said in a statement on behalf of Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc.
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Kevin Lamoureux, MP (Winnipeg North) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, along with Bobbette Shoffner, Executive Director at Mount Carmel Clinic, announced $3.3 million in federal funding to retrofit the Main Street clinic.
“The new energy-efficient Mount Carmel Clinic will serve as a community wellness hub for Winnipeg residents to access essential health services and resources. We will continue collaborating with our partners to foster healthier, more sustainable communities.”
Bobbette Shoffner, clinic executive director, said leadership is “deeply grateful” for the funding.
“With the growing need in communities for safe and inclusive spaces, this funding will enable Mount Carmel Clinic to grow both the Wiisocotatiwin — assertive community treatment program and Sage House program,” Shoffner said.
“Our elder-led teachings acknowledge and respect the relationship with Mother Earth.”
The funding will help the Winnipeg clinic build what it calls a “new trauma-informed and culturally safe space,” which will not only help people who are experiencing homelessness, but also have designated fitness and Indigenous spaces for at-risk persons.
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Bobbette Shoffner, Executive Director at Mount Carmel Clinic, said leadership is “deeply grateful” for the funding.
The energy efficiency upgrades will help the clinic achieve almost net-zero energy use for heating and cooling by dropping its energy consumption by 88.4 per cent and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 44.6 tonnes each year.
