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December 18, 2013

A crowd of VIPs was part of the sod-turning for the North Shore’s first recovery house for women including (l to r): Brenda Plant, executive director, Turning Point Recovery Society; Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business and MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale; North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton; Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver; Elizabeth Stanger, director, Coastal Mental Health & Addiction Services; Gary Schubak, board chair, Turning Point Recovery Society; and, North Vancouver Councillor Doug MacKay-Dunn.

First North Shore recovery house for women breaks ground before Christmas

Construction began yesterday in North Vancouver on a new, jointly funded, supportive recovery house for women with substance addictions.

Once completed, the home will be managed and operated by the Turning Point Recovery Society who will provide counselling, education, support and other program services for up to nine women at a time. Vancouver Coastal Health will provide $40,000 in annual operational funding for program operations on site which will give priority placement to women from the North Shore.

“VCH is pleased to work with Turning Point to support and empower women in their recovery journey and to live a healthy, substance-free life,” said Elizabeth Stanger, director, Coastal Mental Health & Addiction Services.

The facility will be the first licensed recovery house for women on the North Shore and VCH has contributed towards operating funds. Other partners in the venture include the federal and provincial government as well as the District of North Vancouver and the Turning Point organization.

“We provide a safe and supportive environment free of judgment which is crucial in the journey towards a life free of drugs and alcohol,” said Brenda Plant, executive director, Turning Point Recovery Society.

Coastal Director for Mental Health & Addictions, Elizabeth Stanger, welcomed the ability to serve women with substance addiction issues when she spoke to those gathered at the groundbreaking.

Coastal Director for Mental Health & Addictions, Elizabeth Stanger, welcomed the ability to serve women with substance addiction issues when she spoke to those gathered at the groundbreaking.

For more information contact: Gary Carr, Regional Communications Leader, Communications and Public Affairs

  1. Simonne Marr

    This is great and exciting news.

    January 12, 2014