Construction on the new K-8 School for Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation is nearing completion, with an anticipated grand opening in Summer of 2021.

Parkwest Projects Ltd. and Prairie Architects Inc. were chosen as the successful design-build proponent for a new school for the Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Although the new school accommodates children from kindergarten to grade eight, it has been designed to accomplish so much more. A key design factor early in the design process was that the new 18,200 sf facility should equal more than the sum of its parts - it should bring added-value to the whole First Nation community as a multi-generational asset designed to be a vibrant and active community hub.

(photos courtesy of Parkwest Projects Ltd.)