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A new four-bed luxury recovery centre is opening its doors near Cawston along the Similkameen River.

The Healing River Centre is located at the former VineGlass Vineyard resort on Sumac Rd. The 18 acre property will also provide many of the ingredients in meals for clients.

The centre’s executive director Mark Stevens has a Masters Degree and two decades of clinical experience. He will oversee a team of counsellors and therapists. Dixon Terbasket has also been hired as a Syilx cultural co-ordinator and consultant.

Owner Roger Hol says the centre will use “evidence based” treatments that have been scientifically proven to be effective.

Hol is also a grape grower, and will continue to operate his vineyard business separately from the recovery centre.

Healing River will start by offering 90-day residential treatment, followed a nine month maintenance program — treating most types of addiction.

More information can be found here.