The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is moving ahead with a new healing and recovery centre to support Indigenous people living with substance-use challenges, backed by $8.3 million in provincial funding.
The Red Road River Tŝilhqox project will be located near Hanceville, about 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake. The centre will offer 35 beds across three stages of care: supportive recovery, treatment, and long-term transitional housing.
The project is a partnership between the Tŝilhqot’in National Government and Red Road Recovery, and is designed to provide culturally rooted, land-based healing. It will serve all six Tŝilhqot’in communities as well as other Indigenous people in the region.
Construction is set to begin in September 2025, with the centre expected to open later in the fall. While work is underway, two interim recovery beds are available in Lumby to meet immediate needs.
This initiative follows a 2024 state of emergency declared by the Tŝilhqot’in Nation in response to the toxic-drug crisis. The new facility is part of a growing effort across B.C. to support First Nations-led, culturally safe approaches to mental health and substance-use care.
