Federal government invests $1.7 million to allow 30 residents to leave the Valley View Centre

June 29, 1994. The main goal of Valley View Centre (VVC) was to provide services to people with mental disabilities, help them learn essential skills, and then find them a place to live outside of the facility. Sometimes, however, VVC had residents that required extensive help in order to live autonomously from the care services that the facility provided. The Canadian federal government understood this and in June of 1994, under a program called “Coming Home and Staying Home,” it invested “$1.7 million to allow 30 adults with severe learning disabilities to leave” the centre (Gov’t Spending to help, 1994).

Where the participants of the program would go depended on their particular circumstance. Some could go to a group home, while others could go to an individual apartment. According to Social Services Minister Bob Pringle, this financial assistance will make sure “the mistakes made in the past when ‘de-institutionalizing’ residents won’t be repeated.” (Gov’t Spending to help, 1994)

-Blaine Wickham

  • Wyatt, M. (1994, June 29) Gov’t Spending to Help Place 30 Learning Disabled. The Leader-Post, p. A8.

  • Wickham, B. (2012, September). Valley View Centre Moose Jaw: Report prepared for the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. Retrieved from http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/VVC

Federal government invests $1.7 million to allow 30 residents to leave the Valley View Centre

June 29, 1994. The main goal of Valley View Centre (VVC) was to provide services to people with mental disabilities, help them learn essential skills, and then find them a place to live outside of the facility. Sometimes, however, VVC had residents that required extensive help in order to live autonomously from the care services that the facility provided. The Canadian federal government understood this and in June of 1994, under a program called “Coming Home and Staying Home,” it invested “$1.7 million to allow 30 adults with severe learning disabilities to leave” the centre (Gov’t Spending to help, 1994).

Where the participants of the program would go depended on their particular circumstance. Some could go to a group home, while others could go to an individual apartment. According to Social Services Minister Bob Pringle, this financial assistance will make sure “the mistakes made in the past when ‘de-institutionalizing’ residents won’t be repeated.” (Gov’t Spending to help, 1994)

-Blaine Wickham

  • Wyatt, M. (1994, June 29) Gov’t Spending to Help Place 30 Learning Disabled. The Leader-Post, p. A8.

  • Wickham, B. (2012, September). Valley View Centre Moose Jaw: Report prepared for the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. Retrieved from http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/VVC