Rob Ford undergoing treatment at GreeneStone, rehab facility confirms

TheGreeneStonerehabilitation centre in Bala, Ont., has confirmedthat Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is a patient at the facility.

A statement released Friday afternoon said,"On behalf ofGreeneStoneClinicMuskokaInc., we confirm that Rob Ford is undergoing treatment at our facility."

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The statement noted the informationwas released with Ford's consent.

"We ask that the public and the media respect the privacy of all the patients atGreeneStone, to ensure they receive the most comprehensive and effective treatment," the statement said.

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The GreeneStone facility is located about an hour from the Ford family's Muskoka-area cottage on Fawn Lake.

Last week, Ford was spotted outside of a Bank of Montrealin nearby Bracebridge, talking with locals and posing for photos.

Earlier this week, Ford's Cadillac Escalade was impounded after a 36-year-oldwoman, Lee Anne McRobb, was charged with impaired driving inBracebridgewhile behind the wheel of the vehicle.

In a video posted online by local radio news station Moose FM on Wednesday, McRobbclaimedshe was in rehab with Fordbut declined to comment further on her relationship with the Toronto mayor.

The video was shot at the vehicle impound lot when McRobbarrived to pickup her belongings from the Escalade.

CBC News learned Thursday that McRobbwas discharged from GreeneStoneabout six days before the video was captured, and that she had permission from the Escalade's registered owners DECO Labels & Tags, the Fordfamily business to drive the luxury SUV.