A residential treatment facility on the Kitigan Zibi reserve in western Quebec is taking its successful addiction recovery program online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wanaki Center serves Indigenous adults in Quebec and Nunavut who are seeking help to overcome drug and alcohol addiction. The 48-year-old Algonquin woman has been sober for nine months, and gives much of the credit for the turnaround to the Wanaki Center. The Wanaki Center is one of five federally funded programs in Quebec dedicated to the treatment of substance abuse for Indigenous adults. For those who lack adequate internet service, the Wanaki Center is partnering with a telecom company to provide it.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2020 07:52 UTC