Provincial Government Partners with First Light to Establish New Urban Indigenous Health Clinic

The article reports that the Dadzi Wellness Centre in Fort St. James, northern British Columbia, is a First Nations-led facility offering primary care, maternal health, and traditional wellness and healing, funded through a partnership between the First Nations Health Authority and the provincial Ministry of Health. It states the centre will attach about…

Newfoundland and Labrador's government announced more than $185,000 in funding for an Indigenous-led primary health clinic in St. John’s for the 2026–2027 fiscal year to support staffing of non-medical personnel, with medical staff funded through the MCP and a Nurse Practitioner Funding Pilot. The clinic, a partnership with First Light Friendship Centre,…

The Provincial Government, through the Department of Health and Community Services, will fund the establishment of an Indigenous-led health clinic in St. John’s in partnership with First Light Friendship Centre, with operations expected to begin in Fall 2026. The clinic aims to increase access to primary care and mental health services, provide holistic,…

The provincial government announced a partnership with First Light Friendship Centre to establish an Indigenous-led health clinic in St. John’s, aiming to provide culturally appropriate care for urban Indigenous residents. The clinic will focus on primary health care, mental health and addictions services, prevention and screening, and wraparound…