Members of Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, The City of Prince George, and Regional District of Fraser Fort George cut the ribbon to the Lheidli Little’s Lodge.
The building, located next to the Exploration Place, is a new child care centre with 73 licensed spaces, and will be inclusive to infants, up to 30 months to school age.
General Manager Tandi Purych said the lodge is a labour of love.
“Everything that we did as far as the logo, and the design of the clans, and putting all those pieces together were done very thoughtfully and very mindful of what our Elders would want to see, and what our children will be learning as they walk into the centre.”
The project did see its fair share of challenges, where it was put on hold for two years due to covid, not long after getting funding from the province.
Special Projects Manager and Council Member with Lheidli T’enneh, Kyle Mcintosh said when they were able to return to the project, the cost had doubled, and needed to return to the province to help with costs, which they did.
In total, the province invested over $6.1 million from the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund.
Before opening on June 2nd, Purych said they’re working to get things in order, as the lodge has already seen an influx of registrations.
More information can be found on the province’s website here.
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