{"id":22547,"date":"2022-11-18T15:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=22547"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:39:11","slug":"good-bye-mr-lapointe-thank-you-for-your-great-legacy-long-live-your-jean-lapointe-rehabilitation-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/good-bye-mr-lapointe-thank-you-for-your-great-legacy-long-live-your-jean-lapointe-rehabilitation-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Good-bye, Mr. Lapointe, thank you for your great legacy: Long live your &#8220;Jean Lapointe rehabilitation centre&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FinalJeanLaPointe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FinalJeanLaPointe.jpg 611w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FinalJeanLaPointe-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <em>Montreal Gazette<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gv4FWM\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gv4FWM<\/a>), Bambi just learned that Mr. Jean Lapointe left our world at the age of 86. He was a spouse, a father, a grandfather, a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">great<\/span> Canadian filled with multiple talent. Yes, he was an actor, a song writer, a singer, a Senator even, and, last but not least, the founder of an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>amazing<\/strong><\/span> non-profit addiction treatment centre, <em>La Maison Jean Lapointe<\/em>. From its website shown below, we can read the following information about this resource:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <em><strong>&#8220;La  Maison Jean Lapointe is a non-profit addiction treatment centre located in Montreal, Quebec. La Maison is primarily focuses on assisting men  and women with drug and alcohol addictions, problem gambling, and family  therapy. Their treatment program is typically 3-4 weeks, including  detox. They also offer a 12-week aftercare program to prevent relapse.  La Maison Jean Lapointe recently received $1.5 million of funding from  the Quebenc government to put towards a free youth drug abuse program&#8221;. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not a secret to anyone that Mr. Lapointe suffered from alcoholism, which was the drive that motivated him to help others overcome their addictions. Indeed, in 1982, he created the great centre shown below (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gv4F\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gv4F<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mental-health-and-addiction-directory-website\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iIZ3gCiUw5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addictionresource.ca\/listing\/maison-jean-lapointe\/\">La Maison Jean Lapointe<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;La Maison Jean Lapointe&#8221; &#8212; Mental Health and Addiction Directory Website\" src=\"https:\/\/www.addictionresource.ca\/listing\/maison-jean-lapointe\/embed\/#?secret=EpfPHISv9b#?secret=iIZ3gCiUw5\" data-secret=\"iIZ3gCiUw5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among his achievements, Mr. Lapointe was named an <em>Officer of the\u00a0Order of Canada<\/em>\u00a0(1984). He was also named to the Senate by\u00a0Mr. Jean Chr\u00e9tien\u00a0(2001). Bravo! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci\/Thank you Mr. Jean Lapointe for your artistic talent and for helping generations of your fellow citizens in coping with addictions. May your memory be eternal. May God comfort your grieving family, colleagues, staff, fans, and loved ones.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post, how about the own, unique, voice and beautiful lyrics of Mr. Jean Lapointe himself? Yes, &#8220;<em><strong>why don&#8217;t we sing together words that look like us while uniting us? Why don&#8217;t we sing for life? Why don&#8217;t we sing only for love?<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Jean Lapointe - Si on chantait ensemble (vid\u00e9o avec paroles)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBVG7TuhfNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/heart-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22549\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/heart-18.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/heart-18-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 85vw, 230px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Montreal Gazette (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gv4FWM), Bambi just learned that Mr. Jean Lapointe left our world at the age of 86. He was a spouse, a father, a grandfather, a great Canadian filled with multiple talent. 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