Cochrane District Services Board to turn old Timmins hotel into seniors housing

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The Cochrane District Services Board will turn the old Ramada Inn in Timmins into a seniors housing complex – now that the province has overlooked the city for funding for a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hub.

The board revealed the move on Feb 20.

It had purchased the hotel on Riverside Drive in the fall of last year in partnership with the Mushkegowuk Council, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Timmins and District Hospital in hopes of landing provincial dollars for an addictions treatment centre and withdrawal management program.