LOUD Recovery Volume 53

The Whitehorse Shelter is a catch-all for the Yukon’s most vulnerable. People show up for food, housing and company, but it’s not always a comfortable mix... READ MORE.

We are into the dog days of summer and WHS looks ahead to still more events, markets, and festivals. Come check out our Westie booth to learn more about our services, talk recovery, or support our 50/50 Raffle for Recovery. You will find us at the following events in July, August and September. Come on down and say hi!

Hello, my name is Dee Dee and I’m a grateful recovering drug addict. I grew up in what seemed to the outside world as a put-together family. I started experimenting with drugs and alcohol at age 12. When my parents split up in 2010, I moved in with my mom to the Okanagan. I realize now that she did the best she could on her own with what she knew. I became a troubled youth and was acting out in all kinds of ways... READ MORE.

WHS commends all the women who celebrated clean time for the month of June. We thoroughly enjoy watching our alumnae reach their milestones. It's inspiring to see so many of them living their best life today. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

If you are Westie Alum and have clean time coming up - or anytime throughout the year - make sure to email tressa@westminsterhouse.ca and include a photo.

The Employee of the Month is recognition to the employee who goes above and beyond the call of duty. This month we would like to recognize Lauren T. Lauren is fairly new to our Client Care Worker team, but she's been going the extra mile and showing a willingness to suit up and show up when we need her. We also appreciate her self-starter tendencies and ability to take initiative. So thanks for all your hard work Lauren - from all of us at Westminster House!

This month's Inside Scoop highlights our partnership with the New Westminster Community Gardening Society. Every other Wednesday, WHS clients make their way down to the Society's Simcoe Community Garden located in Simcoe Park. The garden contains 38 plots and is bordered by beautiful flowers and blueberry bushes. Our women and youth girls will continue to work the garden until summer's end. During that time they will grow and harvest a variety of vegetables, fruit, berries and herbs. We would like to thank NWCGS for their interest in working with us and the bounties of fresh veggies they so generously allow us to take home after each visit!

Talk Recovery airs live every Thursday at noon on 100.5 FM. Listen in as co-hosts, Giuseppe, Darren and Frances bring real-time addiction and recovery stories to the radio.
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