LANCASTER — Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Natalia Kusendova-Bashta joined local and company officials on Wednesday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of construction for the new Lancaster Long Term Care Residence.

The long-term care home is owned by Arch Corp. and operated by its affiliate Riverdale Living. The current 60-bed facility on Military Road in the village will be replaced by a new, 128-bed facility on the south side of Smithfield Park, at the north end of Broad and Wood streets.

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The project was first announced in January 2022 , though it took several years to confirm stable funding. The Building Ontario Fund announced in March that it would be providing Arch with a $133.6-million loan to support four projects that include other long-term care faci

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