Nokiiwin Tribal Council

Pic Mobert First Nation announced the completion of its new community health centre July 22.

The new facility is 467 square meters and will support nine staff members, a foot care clinic, nurse's office, exam room and has office space for visiting professional MD's. The new health centre also has room to expand staff as the needs of the community grow and change.

"It's a really exciting opportunity for the community to have a fully functioning health centre that was built by members of our community," Pic Mobert chief Johanna Desmoulin said.

"Not only has the construction brought pride, employment and skills development to band members, the new facility also has the potential to attract more health professionals to a community where access to health and social services is greatly needed," Desmoulin said.

Funding for the new health centre came from Health Canada's First Nation and Inuit Health Branch. The building was initially drafted in 2008, and now that it's completed, more programs targeted at the health, social and spiritual wellbeing of its community members will be available.

"The goal of our health and social programming is to partner with our clients and empower them to greater knowledge and better health choices so they can live to their full potential," Rose Andrews, the acting Health Director said.

"It's been a long run, but we can now see the reality and results of being able to provide programs and services to our clients through a fully functional building," Andrews said.

Pic Mobert will be celebrating the completion of its new health centre with a grand opening ceremony July 29.