Thursday, April 15, 2021 • Volume 114 • Number 14
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A season of sharpening skills at the Togo Centennial Arena Refining their hockey skating skills during the 2021 Togo Figure Skating season were: Zachary Burback, Coach Levi Erhardt, and Jacob Burback. See story and more photos on Page 6. -Photo by Dustin Wilson
Vision for Kamsack group home serving persons with disabilities Kamsack Times readers may remember a story from July 2020 regarding 14 vacant lots located on the north east side of town, near the new water tower. An expression of interest was issued by the town to field suggestions for best use of the space. Some ideas were floated – among them was a group of energy efficient tiny homes. Although a number of developers expressed a desire to design and build, none of the companies were willing to run the operation beyond the construction phase. Enter local teacher and town councillor, Darren Kitsch. With a vision that had been brewing for more than ten years with
fellow teacher and councillor Claire Bishop, the pair saw an opportunity to pitch their concept of a group home for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Group homes are staffed to provide daily training and vocational programs, living accommodations, and supportive independent living for adults with intellectual disabilities. Typically, they are located in residential neighbourhoods throughout the province. “I’ve spent many years working with students from grade K-12 and I have especially enjoyed working with students who have special needs,” said Kitsch. “I’ve also had the opportunity of getting to know these
students through teaching private music lessons and through other activities in our town. And once these kids become adults, we have identified a lack of options for independent living as well as vocational training and life skills programming in Kamsack.” Garden Valley Ventures Inc. is a newly formed non-profit organization that would provide direct service programming and housing to persons with cognitive and physical disabilities in the Kamsack area. Kitsch envisioned The Garden Valley Place – Group Home on the aforementioned vacant lots. Kitsch says the first phase of this Kamsack project would be to create a
This design depicts a vision for a group home to be constructed in Kamsack that would offer housing and programming for persons living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. large support services building that could house the group home programming, with some on-site living accommodations to maximize
funding and service delivery. Future building of additional independent homes on site would serve tenants with complex needs who
may require supports to secure and maintain housing and independent living. Kitsch suggests these Continued on Page 2
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