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Prince George’s University Hospital was left off the list for medical facilities in line for replacement or upgrades in this year’s BC Budget.
Nearly eight billion dollars in health infrastructure projects are planned over the fiscal period, which includes the new Surrey Hospital and Cancer Centre and the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.
In addition, new hospitals are slated to be built in the Cowichan and Dawson Creek Districts as well as Terrace and Stuart Lake.
This was a major disappointment for BC Liberal MLA Mike Morris who told Vista Radio the city has a 1950s’ structure that is not adequate to meet modern medical needs.
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He had two cheques totalling $429,240 from Victoria to support local infrastructure development.
The grants include $319,240 from the Towns for Tomorrow program for the
Murray Ridge Ski Area Redevelopment project and $110,000 to develop a
Spirit Square.
“The Towns for Tomorrow funding will help the municipality and the ski hill,” Rustad said. “It helps upgrade the facilities at the ski hill.”
The work at Murray Ridge will include the development of a potable water supply, upgrades to the lodge, upgrades to the trail, purchasing of a groomer and the construction of an upper mountain gazebo.
The Spirit Square will be constructed on Stuart Drive, near the commercial core of the town, overlooking Stuart Lake. It will include extensive landscaping, including stone surfaces, benches, historical photo displays, trees, flower beds and lighting.
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Three First Nations in northeastern Ontario have shared more than $875,000 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money has been used for a variety of measures, such as supporting Elders and vulnerable community members, improving food security, offering mental health support services, providing emergency response services and more. The Indigenous Community Support Fund was designed to give Indigenous leadership the flexibility they need to safeguard their communities.
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“The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely difficult on our Nation and has caused spiritual, physical, emotional, mental, and financial stress on our community members,” Gimaa Craig Nootchtai of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek said in a release. “The funding assisted our Nation in the development of a framework that helped us ad