Peter Kunst

Peter Kunst is the Executive Director of Newgate 180, one of Canada’s leading private addiction treatment centres. As co-founder of Newgate 180, Peter’s extensive experience includes more than 36 years in residential treatment of addictions. A graduate of Algonquin College’s Substance Abuse Counselling program, Peter has designed and implemented many successful programs to meet the specific needs of individual clients. Peter played a lead role at the James Street Recovery Program, where he developed the relapse prevention process with continuing care components. He has also worked with Ottawa’s Rideauwood Institute in their Parent and Teen program. Bringing awareness and transparency to addiction in the workplace has been a passionate quest for Peter. He has also created and delivered addiction education and training programs to both public and private sector companies throughout Ontario.