The Ontario government is investing $654,500 through the Skills Development Training Stream into the De Novo Treatment Centre in Huntsville to help tradespeople in the construction sector overcome substance abuse disorder.
De Novo is an alcohol and drug treatment service operated as a partnership between management and unionized members of Ontario’s construction trades. The organization will use the funds to conduct research into the impacts of substance abuse disorder and the recovery process on families of tradespeople. The research project will enable De Novo to develop and implement leading edge educational activities, resources, and tools that better assist tradespeople and their families throughout the recovery journey.
“I’m thrilled that our government is making such a substantial investment into ensuring our skilled tradespeople have access to the best substance abuse disorder treatment in the world,” said MPP Graydon Smith, Parry Sound-Muskoka. “Premier Ford and our government have prioritized investing in the skilled trades and the men and women who build our province which, of course, includes ensuring they have access to the healthcare resources they deserve. De Novo Treatment Centre is a world-class facility that I’m proud to have operating here in Parry Sound-Muskoka.”
The Skills Development Fund Training Stream is open to a wide range of applicants, including employers, industry associations, labour unions, municipalities, hospitals and many more. The funding announced today builds on the government’s mission to make Ontario the best place in the world to work, live and raise a family.
