Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge to be rebuilt [Video]

The province announced plans to rebuild the Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge Tuesday.

After closing in 2020 when the foundation of the structure was deemed no longer structurally sound, the lodge was temporarily moved to Parkville Manor. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency has been searching for a permanent site ever since.

“We’re really grateful to Parkville Manor. They filled in by helping us provide a service when we needed them, but owning your own facility, there’s just something so much better about that,” Saskatchewan Cancer Agency president Deb Bulych said.

Reusing the existing space on College Drive is seen as beneficial for the province, the cancer agency and patients. There’s no need to find another site and work on rezoning permits, and the lodge will once again be just a few blocks away from the Saskatoon Cancer Centre at Royal University Hospital.

“Person-centered care is something we greatly focus on at the …