History

The Ucwalmicw Centre is located in the T’ít’q’et community, which is one of eleven communities that make up the St’át’imc Nation (see map). T’ít’q’et community identified the need for a place for healing the effects of residential schools and to promote healthier lifestyles. The Residential Schools eroded aboriginal people’s families, culture, language and spirituality.

Ucwalmicw Centre is a place of healing, focused on promoting healthy lifestyles and spiritual growth for people in the Lillooet community. Spiritual growth is learning and practicing to be respectful for all life, oneself and all things in the world.

The Ucwalmicw Centre Society provides assistance and support programs for people on their journey of recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, the effects of residential school and the residual impact upon the community as a whole.

The Ucwalmicw Centre was constructed under the direction of Journeyman Carpenter Wolf Reddes. Community members on this project Gaylord Bob, Herman Bob, Darryl Whitney, Dwayne Leech, Mike Jason Leech, and Alan James received training on this building’s construction and other buildings that were constructed in the community. Investing in our youth today is an investment in tomorrow’s leadership.

The members of the Board of Directors share the same passion of wanting to make a difference and give their time and knowledge to achieve the goals and objectives of the Ucwalmicw Centre.

Board of Directors

Present (2006 – Present)

Virginia Scotchman Doreen Whitney
Mildred Mackenzie Rose Pierre
Vernetta Pelegrin  

Past (1991 – 2005)

Diane Taylor Dean Pelegrin
Shelley Leech Robert Leech
Charles Scotchman Susan Napoleon
Paul Scotchman Larraine Leech
Janice Whitney  

Ucwalmicw Centre Society Purposes and Objectives

The primary purpose is to build, operate and maintain an educational and Cultural Centre for use by the Lillooet community at large:

(a) to provide instruction in:

(i) written and spoken languages;

(ii) arts and crafts;

(iii) life skills;

(iv) traditional spiritual healing activities;

(b) As a place of spiritual healing to hold religious ceremonies, observances, rites and similar.

(c) To provide assistance programs and support groups, for example those directed towards the rehabilitation of people with alcohol or drug problems; and

(d) To give a bursary to adult students who are taking an education program;

(e) In furtherance of foregoing charitable purposes to carry on ancillary and incidental activities.

Constitution and By-Laws

Ucwalmicw Centre Society Constitution and By-Laws in and Adobe PDF version. Download Adobe PDF Reader® if you have problems opening it.