Provincial Government announces construction for Grenfell Nursing Home to begin this July
June 16, 2025, 11:54 am
Ashley Bochek
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Friday a contract has been signed for construction of a new 33-bed nursing home in Grenfell.
The community has been consistently working on the project for the last few years and is excited to finally see it going ahead.
PCL Construction Management Inc. has been selected through a two-stage procurement process as the successful team to deliver the new 33-bed Grenfell Long-Term Care (LTC) Home.
Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2025 with substantial completion by Spring 2027.
Positive impact
The Mayor of Grenfell, Mike Steininger, says he sees the nursing home having a positive long-term impact on the community of Grenfell.
“It has been a long time coming. It means great things for the community. It is going to bring in more people, hopefully some younger families—I don’t see a negative at all. Young families mean the school gets more people, means stores, the grocery stores, gas station, everything is going to flourish from this. I think it is wonderful.
“I bet everyone in town already is excited and the word will be around town later today (last Friday) just with the paper and CTV news being here. Everyone is just so excited and have been waiting for the news.”
Welcoming news
Trevor Burnham, the Chair of the Grenfell District Health Care Foundation, says this project has taken many years to accomplish, “We have been at this for such a long time, there has been highs and lows, so to finally get an announcement from the government to say, ‘Yes, we are going to move forward!’ And hopefully see action at the site this summer is going to be huge for the community and very exciting. It is going to be a huge step forward. Everybody is excited to see it even just get started and see progress.”
Larry Parrot, member of the Grenfell District Health Care Foundation adds, “For so many of the seniors who are part of our community and currently in other locations around the province, it’s good to get this up and running so our grandparents and loved ones have the opportunity to come back to Grenfell.
It’s going to be huge because for a lot of the families that you talk to, it is very difficult to provide support to family members when they are in communities a long way from home, so we are looking forward to it.
“I think there will be a tremendous satisfaction in the community with all the efforts that have been put into this project. It is finally here and it is going to meet the needs that we are looking for. It has been a long time coming and we are all very excited to see it.”
Community excited
Tyler Thomlinson, pharmacist and owner of PharmaChoice in Grenfell, says the project going ahead is a relief for many community members.
“It is a super exciting day. It is an exciting day for the community of Grenfell, it is an exciting day for people in the surrounding communities. It has been a long time coming and something people have been skeptical about at times over the last 30 years, but it is also something we have really pushed for. It has been a culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of people, so it is a big day for a lot of people.
“It has been a long time of working on this project both in community and in government so it has been a joint effort, but definitely a long one. It is very exciting and a great day for the community.”
MLA visits Grenfell for announcement
Kevin Weedmark, MLA of Moosomin-Montmartre, says he is happy to see this development go forward in his constituency.
“A contract has been signed for construction of the nursing home. It will be a 33-bed nursing home. There has been a lot of work getting to this point, but now a contract has been signed and this project is moving forward.
Construction will start this July and substantial completion should be in early 2027. So this project is moving ahead and we are going to have that new 33-bed nursing home in the community of Grenfell which is going to make such a difference in so many lives.”
He says the government has had this project on the agenda for the last few months.
“In the six months since I have been MLA, I have worked very hard and there has been a lot of work behind the scenes to make this project go forward. I do know that the community has made it a priority, the Town of Grenfell has made it a priority, the local foundation has made it a priority, I made it a priority and have been working with the Minister of Health and Minister of Rural and Remote Health. I know they have had this at the top of their agenda and we have worked hard and we are now moving forward with this project.”
MLA Weedmark says he is proud to see the community involvement in this long time project.
“I just want to say a thank you to the people of Grenfell with their patience getting to this point, I want to say thank you to the Grenfell Town Council, and the local health care foundation for their work and keeping this project top of mind. The local foundation will be a partner in funding this project and it is absolutely wonderful to see that local contribution and buy-in.
“This is going to be such a step forward for the community of Grenfell and I am glad to see the local involvement.”
Future of Grenfell
MLA Weedmark explains the positive impact the nursing home will have on the future of the community.
“I travel a lot across the province now in my role as Legislative Secretary to the ministers of health and I visit nursing homes and other health care facilities right across the province and I always hear the stories of what a difference it makes in people’s lives when you have got that care close to home.
“For the last few years there has not been a nursing home in Grenfell and what that means is people at the most vulnerable point in their lives have to move to a different community for that nursing care—sometimes away from family or from their loved one. With this facility, you are going to have more people get that long-term care close to home and that is very important at that stage in life. It is vitally important to provide that care close to home so I am so happy to see this project going forward. I know that is going to make a difference for the families, but also for the community of Grenfell.”
He says the provincial government is motivated to invest in communities like Grenfell.
“This is a vote of confidence from the Government of Saskatchewan in the community of Grenfell for the future of the community. In southeast Saskatchewan we have so many vibrant communities and Grenfell is one of them that has a bright future.
“Having this new facility built and having these jobs and having the additional service of the long term care home, that is going to spur growth and development in the community.
“I am so excited to see how the community of Grenfell is going to leverage this vote of confidence. Grenfell is a forward-thinking community. Right now on main street there is a new pharmacy under construction—this is a community with a bright future and it is wonderful that the provincial government has stepped up and given this vote of confidence in the future of Grenfell. It will be so great to see what all develops from this.”
Investing in rural Saskatchewan
The MLA of Moosomin-Montmarte says the government is committed to see rural Saskatchewan continue to develop for the future of our province.
“There is a future for rural Saskatchewan. There are so many stories of success in rural Saskatchewan. There is so much potential in so many communities and for the people who live in rural Saskatchewan.
“Every dollar invested in rural Saskatchewan pays great dividends back to the government and the province, and it is wonderful to see this investment in our region.”
Vital investment
“The Grenfell Long-Term Care Home is a vital investment in the infrastructure that supports our residents,” SaskBuilds and Procurement Minister David Marit said. “Selecting a general contractor is the first step in providing a modern, accessible long-term care home for Saskatchewan residents in Grenfell and surrounding areas.”
“We are very pleased to have a team in place for the Grenfell Long-Term Care project and construction can soon begin,” Rural and Remote Health Minister Lori Carr said. “Thank you to the foundation and the community for your continued support and commitment to bringing this important facility to life.”
The new LTC home will include two spa tub rooms, a commercial kitchen, common living and dining spaces, and administrative areas.
“We are incredibly proud to have been awarded the Grenfell Long-Term Care project,” PCL Construction District Manager Mike Zurowski said. “This facility will be a cornerstone for the community, providing essential care and comfort for years to come.”
Owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), the new long-term care home will be built on a vacant parcel of land at the corner of Alberta Avenue and Qu’Appelle Street in the northeast corner of Grenfell.
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