Chawathil First Nation Opens First Child-Care Centre In Hope, British Columbia The Chawathil First Nation is celebrating the opening of its first on-reserve child-care centre, announced Minister of Children and Family Development Mary Polak. The 20-space facility is a newly built infrastructure, created with $500,000 in major capital funding received from the ministry in March 2008. The centre will integrate traditional cultural elements such as singing and drumming, and will encourage...

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