
An architect’s rendering shows the new Driftpile health centre designed by Reimagine Architects. Driftpile Cree Nation held a ground-breaking ceremony Sept. 26 to launch the project under JEN COL Construction as the construction manager. The new health centre is on the left and is located south of the Healing Lodge on the right side of the photo. Scheduled to be completed by summer 2025, the building will feature about 30 rooms with space for doctor’s and dental offices, mental health, physiotherapy and occupational health, clinical exams and clinical treatments, a lab, psychologists and space for visiting specialists. The new facility will replace current health centre that is about 25 years old. Cost of the project is estimated at $14 million fully funded by Indigenous Services Canada and the First Nations Indigenous Branch.









