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Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) & the Wije’winen Centre
Funding • Building • Programming • Land • Expansion • New Locations • Announcements
Halifax Port Authority contributes $200,000 to new Wije’winen Centre, strengthening opportunities for cultural connection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 1, 2025
Pomerleau joins sprouting ceremony for Halifax Wije’winen Friendship Centre
Aug 7, 2025 – Daily Commercial News / ConstructConnect
Groundbreaking held for the new Wije’winen Friendship Centre in Halifax
Aug 1, 2025 – ReNew Canada
Pomerleau joins sprouting ceremony for the Wije’winen Friendship Centre in Halifax
Aug 1, 2025 – CNW / Yahoo Finance (Syndicated)
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s new community hub breaks ground
Jul. 31, 2025 - CBC News
Sprouting Ceremony marks new beginning for urban Indigenous Peoples in Halifax
Jul 31, 2025 – Government of Canada (ISC)
Governments support Halifax Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre
Jun 29, 2023 – ConstructConnect / Daily Commercial News
Funding for new Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre in Halifax close to $50 million
Jun 27, 2023 – Global News
Investments in New Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
Jun 27, 2023 – Province of Nova Scotia
Halifax Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets $28.8 million from Ottawa for new build
Oct 27, 2022 - Global News
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax to receive $28.8M in new federal investment
Oct 27, 2022 – Government of Canada (Indigenous Services)
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre invites Halifax to ‘come with us’ on journey to create new space
Apr 19, 2018 - The Star - Halifax