Author: Diane MacPherson

Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

Alberta’s government is investing $4M in the modernization of the Wood’s Homes Bowness campus in Calgary.

Construction has begun on a specialized mental health care facility for children and youth in Calgary and surrounding areas.

Funding will strengthen supports for at-risk youth and expand access to vital services in rural and Indigenous communities.

211 Alberta is now the main access point for mental health and addiction services in Alberta, providing a single, consistent starting point for people seeking help.

Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Rick Wilson issued the following statement on Mental Health Week:

The Blood Tribe Iitakamotsiipiohsopi Recovery Community is now open, expanding access to Indigenous-led, wholistic addiction treatment in southern Alberta.

Drug consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge will close and be replaced by services that connect people directly to treatment, stabilization and long-term recovery.

Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Rick Wilson issued the following statement on the Lakeview Recovery Community and Beccarian Correctional Care:

Additional community mental health and addiction beds to support patient flow