The Provincial government has anounced a multi million dollar plan to construct a new state-of-the-art forensic mental health facility in Penetanguishene.
Built on the hospital’s existing site, the new hospital will replace the 160-bed Oak Ridge Facility and the 20-bed Brebeuf Facility, offering a larger, more modern space for treatment and care of people with mental health disorders who have been involved with the criminal justice system.
Once complete, the new facility will consolidate MHCP into a more efficient, integrated complex.
Construction of the new 474 million dollar building is expected to begin in early 2011 and will be completed in November 2013.
The project will create hundreds of construction jobs through the employment of local trades and construction related suppliers.
At the height of construction, as many as 300 workers are expected to be on site daily.
Labour and materials for the project will be drawn largely from the Simcoe area and the surrounding communities.
