By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News In Cold Lake, Alberta, a 10-bed recovery facility is helping people move beyond treatment and begin rebuilding their lives through employment, cultural connection, peer support and stable housing. Kokum\u2019s House Recovery was founded by Zane Thain, who serves as the organization\u2019s founder, program manager and recovery coach. What began as an effort to establish an emergency wet program eventually evolved into a post-treatment recovery facility. Today, Thain describes Kokum\u2019s House as a place where people can move from what he calls \u201csurviving mode\u201d into \u201cthriving mode.\u201d \u201cWhen we first started Kokum\u2019s House, it was supposed to be an emergency wet program, but then the John Howard Society took over that need in the community,\u201d Thain said. \u201cSo we turned it into a… <\/p>\n
By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News In Cold Lake, Alberta, a 10-bed recovery facility is helping people move beyond treatment and begin rebuilding their lives through employment, cultural connection, peer support and stable housing. Kokum\u2019s House Recovery was founded by Zane Thain, who serves as the organization\u2019s founder, program manager and recovery coach. What began as an effort to establish an emergency wet program eventually evolved into a post-treatment recovery facility. Today, Thain describes Kokum\u2019s House as a place where people can move from what he calls \u201csurviving mode\u201d into \u201cthriving mode.\u201d \u201cWhen we first started Kokum\u2019s House, it was supposed to be an emergency wet program, but then the John Howard Society took over that need in the community,\u201d Thain said. \u201cSo we turned it into a... <\/p>\n