The Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent (CTC-CK) is making significant strides in planning and designing its new facility on McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham.
Donna Litwin-Makey, the Executive Director of CTC-CK, compares the center’s progress to a calm duck on water, paddling diligently beneath the surface. This new facility is crucial for the local community, as it aims to provide optimal services to children and families for years to come.
The CTC-CK Building Committee, working with Montgomery Sisam Architects, has iteratively refined concepts for the new facility.
Input has been collected from CTC-CK families, youth, the Family Advisory Council, clinicians, and staff to ensure that the space will effectively deliver evidence-based services.
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services in Ontario has pledged to invest in a new building that is more than twice the size of the current one.
This expanded facility will offer centralized, accessible services, reducing wait times for various therapies.
Michael Parsa, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, highlights that the new Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent will provide comprehensive support for families under one roof, enhancing access to essential services for children with special needs in the area.
Trevor Jones, MPP, Chatham-Kent-Leamington, and Monte McNaughton, MPP, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, emphasize the attention to detail and community input that will make this center outstanding.
Collier Project Leaders are overseeing project management and value the input from stakeholders with vested interests in the project.
The Ministry, donors, and the local municipality are pivotal in keeping the project on track and successful.
The timeline shows that progress is steady, moving from concept design to schematic design and currently in the design development phase in 2023.
