$2.8 million for the construction and operation of its centre.
Thompson Mayor Colleen Smook praised the province for providing the funding and the buildings for the facility. It s a great use of the materials that we already have, and the $2.8 million to renovate and ongoing costs is just such a commitment to all of the north and something that we will strive to work very hard to make it work.
A 2015 inquest called for a sobering centre in Thompson after looking into the death of Jeffrey Ray Mallet, who died in 2008 after being taken into custody for being drunk.
It is believed he was dead for up to 10 hours before RCMP officers discovered his body.
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