institutionalization

Yet another Quest resident charged with assault

Robert DeVet — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:49:06 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A 38-year old resident of Quest, a Lower Sackville institution for people with intellectual disabilities, was arrested and charged with assault, the Canadian Press

New documentary shows horrors of life in institutions in Nova Scotia

Robert DeVet — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:26:17 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - There is a long history in Nova Scotia of locking people up because they appear different.

It is sick in there, and people are incarcerated

Robert DeVet — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:56:22 +0000

Parents and self advocates want accelerated closure of institutions

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Between 30 and 40 parents, siblings and self-advocates rallied in front of the Quest Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville, to demand an accellerated closur