Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre officially underway
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Following its official announcement in September 2023, ground has been officially broken and the very first steps of construction are underway at the site of what will eventually be the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre, located on the corner of Snow Street and Dartmouth Drive behind Victoria General Hospital.
Manitoba premier Wab Kinew; Scott Oake, founder and president of the Bruce Oake Memorial Foundation; former premier Gary Doer and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey, co-chairs of the capital campaign for the recovery centre; and Ron MacLean, sportscaster for Hockey Night in Canada, all took part in the commemorative groundbreaking ceremony.
So far, the capital campaign for the project has reached $12 million of its $25 million goal.
Photos by Emma Honeybun
On Sept. 10, construction officially broke ground on the future site of the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre. At press time, the funding campaign for the project has reached $12 million dollars.
The Anne Oake Recovery Centre will be a women-only addictions treatment facility with extra beds and a licensed daycare on site.The completed building will be 75,000 square feet and two storeys tall.
— Staff