Construction site of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge which broke ground in April.  (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By Nicole Reis

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Edmonton company will build new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility

May 8, 2020 | 12:31 PM

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to an Alberta-based construction company for the development of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility which broke ground mid-April.

Jeff Barton, acting chair of the NorthWest Community Lodge Association Inc.(NCLA), a group of individuals who have been raising funds for furniture and fixtures of the new facility, told meadowlakeNOW the committee was not involved in deciding who was awarded the contract.

“Our committee wasn’t involved in the process,” he said. “I think they were the lowest bid. As a group we didn’t have a say but we’re confident with what the SHA has decided.”

In a release the SHA said the new $36.6 million, 72-bed facility contract was awarded to Binder Construction out of Edmonton.

The project includes $29.3 million from the province (80 per cent) and $7.3 million (20 per cent) from the local community. The Northwest Community Lodge Association fundraising is not included in the capital construction cost.

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​“Peo​​ple all over northwest Saskatchewan will benefit from having this new long-term care home in Meadow Lake. It will offer more space, privacy, and a safer, modern environment for residents and staff,” local MLA Jeremy Harrison, on behalf of Rural and Remote Health Minister Warren Kaeding said. “This project will complete our government’s commitment to build 13 new long-term care facilities across the province.”

​Completion is expected by fall 2021 and the new, larger facility is said to improve access and better meet the needs of Meadow Lake and area residents who require a high level of continuing care.

​“The SHA is excited that construction of this much-needed replacement for Northland Pioneers Lodge has begun. We know that residents of the current long-term care home, their families and the facility’s staff are eagerly anticipating this long-awaited project,” SHA Executive Director of Infrastructure Management Derek Miller said in the release.

Agreements are in place with the City of Meadow Lake and the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake to cover the local costs. ​The new facility will be built on 10 acres of land donated to the former Prairie North Health Region by Jake and Eve Danilkewich. The site is located in the R.M. of Meadow Lake across from the industrial area along Highway 4 north.

The proje​​ct is led by the SHA and Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the City and R.M. of Meadow Lake, Flying Dust First Nation, Meadow Lake Tribal Council and other community partners.​

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