Construction of Boyle Streets new King Thunderbird support centre halfway done – Edmonton [Video]

Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is inching closer to opening its brand new service centre that will support thousands of people in Edmonton.

In a few months, okimaw peyesew kamik — in English, the Cree name translates to King Thunderbird Centre — near 107A Avenue and 101 Street will be completely transformed, as construction now is halfway done.

“This is a project that has been almost a decade in us trying to find a purpose-built facility for our community,” said Aidan Inglis, director of okimaw peyesew kamik programs and partnerships, with Boyle Street.

Construction at the 75,000-square-foot facility has been underway since 2023.

BSCS has been out of a permanent home since September 2023, when it vacated its former space on 105 Avenue beside Rogers Place.

Since then, services and staff have operated in five different spots, although the majority of the organization’s programs shifted to operate out of the Bissell Centre East, a couple blocks away at 105 Avenue and 96 Street, along with …