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By Curtis Goodrum

HEALING HOUSE

Tk’emlúps healing house taking shape ahead of planned 2026 opening

Feb 23, 2026 | 5:13 PM

TK’EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC – A community open house was held by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) Monday (Feb. 23) afternoon as work continues on a new healing house on a property along Shuswap Road.

The federal government pledged $12.5 million toward the project following a promise by then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a groundbreaking ceremony was held last July.

The healing house will provide mental wellness care, counselling and cultural supports to Indigenous people impacted by Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. The building is a first of its kind in Canada.

“The 2026 timeline is a realistic expectation, especially after the mild winter we’ve had. The hardest part is making sure we’re working with the elements, but also moving full speed ahead,” said Kukwpi7 Rosanne Casimir.

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“This building is standing up, and now we’re going to be looking at some inside and outside work moving forward,”

Casimir said the project has had a lot of input from elders and residential school survivors to make sure the space provides the best service possible.

“There’s been a lot of community engagement, a lot of community conversations. Every chance there was to have community, voices and visions brought into this building, they were brought in. It’s definitely been a community, collaborative process,” added Casimir. 

The healing house is scheduled to be completed by late 2026.