{"id":96924,"date":"2025-09-10T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=96924"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:40:30","slug":"a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews After declaring a state of emergency over the toxic drug crisis in April, the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation will open a new Indigenous-led treatment facility later this year. Services will be offered at two properties located about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake, funded by $8.3 million from the province, according to a recent announcement. The Red Road River T\u015dilhqox Healing & Wellness Model will be the fifth location for Red Road Recovery, which is headquartered in \u201cSorrento, B.C.\u201d and combines traditional healing practices with the 12-step recovery program, according to their website. The new facility will be opened in partnership with T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government. In an interview, Yune\u015dit\u2019in Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Lennon Solomon reflected on his own sobriety journey, which led to him looking… <\/p>\n

\n
\n
This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription – Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.
Register<\/a><\/div>\n
Already a member? Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews After declaring a state of emergency over the toxic drug crisis in April, the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation will open a new Indigenous-led treatment facility later this year. Services will be offered at two properties located about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake, funded by $8.3 million from the province, according to a recent announcement. The Red Road River T\u015dilhqox Healing & Wellness Model will be the fifth location for Red Road Recovery, which is headquartered in \u201cSorrento, B.C.\u201d and combines traditional healing practices with the 12-step recovery program, according to their website. The new facility will be opened in partnership with T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government. In an interview, Yune\u015dit\u2019in Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Lennon Solomon reflected on his own sobriety journey, which led to him looking... <\/p>\n

This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.
Register<\/a><\/div>
Already a member? Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews After declaring a state of emergency over the toxic drug crisis in April, the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation will open a new Indigenous-led treatment facility later this year. Services will be offered at two properties located about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake, funded by $8.3 million from the province, according to a recent announcement. The Red Road River T\u015dilhqox Healing & Wellness Model will be the fifth location for Red Road Recovery, which is headquartered in \u201cSorrento, B.C.\u201d and combines traditional healing practices with the 12-step recovery program, according to their website. The new facility will be opened in partnership with T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government. In an interview, Yune\u015dit\u2019in Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Lennon Solomon reflected on his own sobriety journey, which led to him looking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"725\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lynda Powless\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@newsattheturtle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@newsattheturtle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lynda Powless\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lynda Powless\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1262,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"National News\",\"ticker\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/10\\\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Turtle Island News\",\"description\":\"Your Source for Local News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Turtle Island News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/turtle150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/turtle150.jpg\",\"width\":140,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Turtle Island News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TurtleIslandNews\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/newsattheturtle\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCOqB-hG3L6hRLsmqY0e5k0g\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458\",\"name\":\"Lynda Powless\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lynda Powless\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theturtleislandnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/lynda\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News","og_description":"By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews After declaring a state of emergency over the toxic drug crisis in April, the T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation will open a new Indigenous-led treatment facility later this year. Services will be offered at two properties located about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake, funded by $8.3 million from the province, according to a recent announcement. The Red Road River T\u015dilhqox Healing & Wellness Model will be the fifth location for Red Road Recovery, which is headquartered in \u201cSorrento, B.C.\u201d and combines traditional healing practices with the 12-step recovery program, according to their website. The new facility will be opened in partnership with T\u015dilhqot\u2019in National Government. In an interview, Yune\u015dit\u2019in Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Lennon Solomon reflected on his own sobriety journey, which led to him looking","og_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/","og_site_name":"The Turtle Island News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/","article_published_time":"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":725,"height":483,"url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lynda Powless","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@newsattheturtle","twitter_site":"@newsattheturtle","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lynda Powless","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/"},"author":{"name":"Lynda Powless","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458"},"headline":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis","datePublished":"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/"},"wordCount":1262,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["National News","ticker"],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/","name":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis - The Turtle Island News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-09-10T12:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-10T12:40:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/a-dire-need-for-services-tsilhqotin-nation-to-open-treatment-facility-amid-toxic-drug-crisis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018A dire need for services\u2019: T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/","name":"The Turtle Island News","description":"Your Source for Local News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#organization","name":"Turtle Island News","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/turtle150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/turtle150.jpg","width":140,"height":150,"caption":"Turtle Island News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TurtleIslandNews\/","https:\/\/x.com\/newsattheturtle","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOqB-hG3L6hRLsmqY0e5k0g"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b188fd7503577895ef8b306988cd458","name":"Lynda Powless","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9dcf622653a010411b0a01d44ed2a1a41158cc5195ea70acd7914787f81e63a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lynda Powless"},"url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/lynda\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96926,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96924\/revisions\/96926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}