Stakeholders and invited guests gathered in Calgary today for the opening of The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience, a new mental health facility for children, youth and their families.

Blackfoot Elder Sheila Penny Fox gives a prayer, and leads a smudging ceremony, during the opening celebration of The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience in Calgary.

Julia Caddy, a member of The Summit’s Youth Advisory Council, poses for a photo during the opening celebration of The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience in Calgary.

AHS Official Administrator Dr. John Cowell, left, speaks at the grand opening of The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience in Calgary, as Jason Copping, Minister of Health, centre, and Nicholas Milliken, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, listen.

Saifa Koonar, President and CEO of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, talks about the foundation’s efforts to fund The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience, a the $39-million mental health facility in Calgary.

Dignitaries and stakeholders tour The Summit: Marian & Jim Sinneave Centre for Youth Resilience, which had its grand opening today in Calgary.