Northern Alberta youth behavioural treatment facility closed
A High Prairie youth treatment Centre, which provides care for youth with serious behavioural issues, was damaged by a fire in 2023 and will not re-open
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A High Prairie youth treatment Centre, which provides care for youth with serious behavioural issues, was damaged by a fire in 2023 and will not re-open
The closure of a treatment centre for at-risk youth in High Prairie will have an impact throughout northern Alberta, says the union representing provincial employees at the facility.
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