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Adult group home opens in Whitehorse

The Yukon government officially cut the ribbon on the new St. Elias group home in Whitehorse, on Thursday.

St. Elias group home will accommodate 10 individuals with cognitive disabilities

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Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski and Health Minister Mike Nixon cut the ribbon at the new St. Elias Adult Group Home on Thursday. (Mike Rudyk/CBC)

The Yukon government officially opened a brand new group home for Yukoners with developmental disabilities, on Thursday.

The $4.2 million St. Elias adult group home, on Hoge St. in Whitehorse, will accommodate up to 10 people and will be staffed 24 hours a day.

A long one-storey building is seen from the outside
The 10-bed facility on Hoge Street will see its first residents move in next week. (Mike Rudyk/CBC)

Yukon Health Minister Mike Nixon called the new facility "much needed."

"What we have is what we see today — a fantastic, bright facility with lots of room for programing, whether it be cultural programming or working on independent living skills, working on healthy eating and meal preparation, there is a beautiful kitchen facility."

Five residents will move into their new home next week.    

Staff at the facility will provide individual care for the residents who need support and a safe home.

With files from Mike Rudyk

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