ESTEVAN - After years of waiting, the effort to bring a new regional nursing home to Estevan is about to hit another milestone.
A ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled to happen on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at the greenspace area where the project is expected to be located. It is across Sister Roddy Road from St. Joseph's Hospital.
New Estevan Regional Nursing Home committee chairman Don Kindopp said everyone he speaks to is looking forward to the ceremony. He has spoken to people from the committee and the community, and they believe the project is finally moving forward.
"'Finally' was the word that's used to start the discussions, so I think everybody is excited about it and wants to have more details on it," said Kindopp.
Everyone is invited to the ground-breaking, regardless of whether they are businesses, municipal government officials, organizations, donors or other members of the public, Kindopp said.
Once the ceremony is finished, people will be invited to a reception at Tom and Irma's Café inside St. Joseph's Hospital. The café is named after Tom and Irma Trofimenkoff, who Kindopp said were "substantial" donors to the hospital foundation and the new nursing home committee, among other causes.
