Lumber and learning: Canfor partners to help deliver new childcare spaces to Prince George.
At Canfor, we are proud to support Indigenous culture and traditions, while helping to build the infrastructure communities need to thrive well into the future.
New culturally rooted childcare centre coming to Prince George.
Canfor is excited about our partnership with the City of Prince George and Lheildi T’enneh First Nation, which will see the delivery of much needed early childcare spaces in the city.
Built in partnership with the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre, a new 75-space infant- to school-aged children’s daycare will emphasize Dakelh language and culture with Elder involvement, storytelling, and land-based learning to promote cultural preservation and revitalization – something that is of critical importance to the Lheildi T’enneh.
The Centre will be more than just a safe place for children to be cared for during the day. It will also combine science-based learning with traditional knowledge and offer unique services through 24/7care to accommodate shift worker sand families struggling to manage non-traditional work demands with quality childcare.
The new facility will utilize Canfor’s low-carbon forest products, through a $15,000lumber donation, and will also benefit from a $10,000 sponsorship from our Good Things Come from Trees program. It is set to open spring 2025.
At Canfor, we are proud to support Indigenous culture and traditions, while helping to build the infrastructure communities need to thrive well into the future.
Celebrating Dakelh language and culture.
The Carrier (Dakelh) language is a Northern Athabaskan language named after the Dakelh people. Although speakers are few, it is the native language of several First Nations people in and around the Central Interior of British Columbia, including Lheidli T’enneh.Programming at the Centre will emphasize Dakelh language and culture.
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