Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada is providing targeted funding to support priority school construction projects in First Nation communities across Canada. In British Columbia, as the result of an allocation of $35 million from Budget 2012, four First Nation schools are scheduled to be completed by 2015.
- ?aq'amnik (St. Mary's Band) Education Centre
This elementary school opened for classes in September 2012. The new school accommodates approximately 50 students from kindergarten to grade 7 in a two-storey building. The school includes several classrooms, office space, a meeting room and a cafeteria. The new facility better meets the needs of St. Mary's Band students and enhances their educational experience by providing a modern and functional learning environment. The Harper Government contributed $1.8 million and the Band contributed an additional $500,000 towards the $2.3 million facility.
Status: completed
- Lax Kw'alaams First Nation
This new school will provide classrooms for students from kindergarten to grade 12. The facility will also have designated learning areas for home economics, industrial arts and cultural activities. The Harper Government is investing more than $19 million in this school, which is expected to be ready to welcome the community's students in fall 2015.
Status: construction underway
- Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office
This new school will provide classrooms for students from kindergarten to grade 9 and is estimated at $5.7 million. The school will include a gymnasium and cafeteria, as well as classrooms and administration space.
Status: feasibility study underway
- Kwakiutl First Nation
Providing classrooms for students from kindergarten to grade 7, this new school facility is estimated at $5.9 million. Along with classrooms, the school will include a gymnasium, cafeteria and administration space.
Status: design is underway
