Saskatchewan health news: on October 21, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr announced $556,000 in annual funding for 12 new second-stage Sober Living Spaces in Prince Albert, operated in partnership with the Prince Albert Grand Council. The beds are for people who have finished initial addictions treatment and need structure, stability and community to keep their recovery going.
By Maplestime News Desk | Canada | October 22, 2026
Sources: Saskatchewan Newswire via EIN News, EIN News press release | Last updated: October 22, 2026
Key Takeaways
- $556,000 in annual provincial funding pays for 12 new second-stage Sober Living Spaces in Prince Albert.
- The spaces are operated in partnership with the Prince Albert Grand Council and are open to all Saskatchewan residents.
- Programming focuses on relapse prevention through counselling and connection to community and culture.
- The province says 402 of the 500 new addictions treatment spaces it promised are now available.
What the New Sober Living Spaces Offer
Second-stage means these are not treatment beds. They are for people who have already completed initial addictions treatment and are now doing the harder, quieter work of staying in recovery. The new Sober Living Spaces in Prince Albert come with counselling aimed at relapse prevention, help building life skills, and connection to community and culture. They are open to all Saskatchewan residents, not only members of the Prince Albert Grand Council’s member nations.
Carr framed the announcement around stability. “These spaces offer structure, stability and community connection for individuals to strengthen their recovery, build life skills and support their long-term wellbeing,” she said.
A Partnership With the Prince Albert Grand Council
The spaces will be operated in partnership with the Prince Albert Grand Council, one of Canada’s largest Tribal Councils. PAGC represents 12 First Nations with a population of about 46,000 people, and its Health and Social Development arm will deliver the holistic, community health programming behind the new beds.
Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte said the council wants to get ahead of the crisis rather than chase it. “We want to be proactive, creating safe, culturally responsive spaces where people can continue their healing, strengthen their independence and move forward with the support of community,” he said.
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How the Spaces Fit Saskatchewan’s Action Plan
The Prince Albert beds are the latest piece of Saskatchewan’s Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions. The province says 402 of the 500 new addictions treatment spaces it promised are now available, putting the plan within reach of its target.
The money behind it comes from the 2026-27 Provincial Budget, which invests a record $674 million in mental health and addictions support and services, the largest such investment in provincial history.
Maplestime will provide updates from the new Prince Albert Sober Living Spaces as announcements are made.
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Twelve beds is a start, but will Saskatchewan keep funding the quiet part of recovery that comes after treatment, or is this another announcement that fades once the cameras leave Prince Albert? Tell us in the comments. And share this with every Saskatchewan reader who cares about mental health and addictions recovery.
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