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City applying to province to build new Golden Manor Home for the Aged

It’s only a first step, so don’t expect construction on a new Golden Manor to start anytime soon.

Timmins Council has, however, endorsed an application to the provincial long term care  ministry for a new, larger home for the aged.  It will be built on city-owned land just northwest of the existing Manor.

Administrator Carol Halt spoke to council about it this week.

“Our project according to ministry terminology will be a hybrid project and that would be to redevelop our 176 existing beds as well as to develop an additional 16 beds,” she mentioned.

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Halt says that number was arrived at because the ministry funds 32-bed units.  So that is six units of 32 beds each.

Councillor Joe Campbell welcomes the prospect of a new Manor.

“The end result will be a home for our residents in Timmins that will be far superior to what we currently offer,” he says, “in respect to logistics and having a share a washroom and wards with four people and so on like this.  So it’s a great step forward.”

It will be several years before the new Manor opens.

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