ʔAQAM Health and Wellness Centre

ʔAQAM Health and Wellness Centre

  • Location — East Kootenays
  • Value — $1,700,600
  • Completion — November 2016

Cover was engaged by the ʔaq̓am Band to carry out a feasibility study for the community’s Health
and Wellness Centre. The goal of the study was to identify an appropriate location for a vibrant health centre within the ʔaq’am community site, built to be operationally sustainable and meet the needs of the community. Public engagement sessions played a key role in ensuring that ʔa·kxam̓is ʔakikⱡuʔnam – spirit of community – was central to the development of the vision for the ʔaq̓am Health and Wellness Centre.