Funded by the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program (GICB), a replacement of the HVAC system in the Snuneymuxw Daycare, aimed to improve the air quality, environmental impact, and operating costs of the facility. This project served to benefit Snuneymuxw children and families.
Key benefits include:
Reduced Environmental Impact
Enhanced Community Health & Social Benefits
Increased Quality of Daycare area of Community Building
Increased Energy Efficiency and Reduced Operating & Maintenance Costs
Through this upgrade project, the building has improved air quality, and energy conservation, reduced environmental impacts and enhanced climate resilience. Also, reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and other viruses by improving air filtration quality and improving where community members gather, enhancing health, safety, and comfort. Other benefits include improved service delivery and community utilization of the daycare, and lowered maintenance costs.
Snuneymuxw First Nation is one of the largest Nations in B.C. with a population of approximately 2,000 people. We are one of the few Nations that have a pre-Confederation treaty with the Crown – the Sarlequun Snuneymuxw Treaty of 1854.
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