Former drug user to open rehab centre in Lanark County

Spencer Kell, a self-described ex-convict and ex-addict, is working to open a rehabilitation centre in Maberly, Ont., for people in remand who are living with addictions. He says it's critical to help people break out of the cycle of substance use and incarceration.

Former drug user to open rehab centre in Lanark County
Spencer Kell stands in a room that will become the kitchen of his new addictions treatment centre.

Spencer Kell, a self-described ex-convict and ex-addict, is working to open a rehabilitation centre in Maberly, Ont., for people in remand who are living with addictions. He says it's critical to help people break out of the cycle of substance use and incarceration.