When Spencer Kell left jail for the last time, he had a vision for his future.
He wanted to find a job that gave him purpose, reconnect with his family and break free from the cycle of substance use and incarceration that had dominated his life for 20 years.
“It’s torment and torture for a person that’s stuck in that cycle,” Kell said.
Now, five years after being granted bail to attend an addictions treatment program in Ottawa, Kell is proud to have broken that cycle, and is now working to help others do the same.
He plans to open an addictions treatment centre in Maberly, Ont., about 105
