A recovery centre that faced some controversy in Penticton late last year is holding the grand opening of its first location in Coquitlam next week, with a Penticton opening in March.
Brandon Jansen Recovery Centre Inc. is holding its grand opening for the first recovery centre on Feb. 21 in Coquitlam, according to a news release from the organization, after it faced turbulence in Penticton for its first planned recovery centre.
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鈥淎s you may recall, our first Penticton location was shut down by four neighbours who banded together to purchase teh property from underneath us,鈥� organization director Michelle Jansen said in a statement. 鈥淎 telltale sign that stigma is still a huge barrier during this opioid crisis.鈥�
The Penticton recovery centre, which has found a new location, is expected to open up on March 1, 鈥渇ollowed closely by centres in Osoyoos and Vernon.鈥�
鈥淎s a result of the media stories surrounding this, many property owners reached out to Brandon Jansen Recovery Centre Inc. to offer their real estate to support our recovery centre initiative,鈥� Jansen鈥檚 statement reads.
The Penticton opening comes just days before March 7, the second anniversary of Jansen鈥檚 son鈥檚 death to an overdose.
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