A cancer diagnosis can be some of the most difficult news someone gets in their life, and we must ensure they can access care when they need it. We’re strengthening health care on Vancouver Island by approving the business plan for a new cancer centre in Nanaimo.

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We’re taking a big step forward in expanding health services in ⁦Island Health by approving ⁦business plan for a new ⁦BC Cancer⁩ centre in #Nanaimo w/ support of ⁦Provincial Health Services Authority⁩ City of Nanaimo⁩ ⁦⁦BC Cancer Foundation⁩ Sheila Malcolmson⁩ news.gov.bc.ca/30714

A new community health centre in Bowen Island #BC will open on April 29 to provide people in the community better access to team-based health care thanks to the incredible work of ⁦North Shore Primary Care Network⁩ Vancouver Coastal Health &Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation news.gov.bc.ca/30698

Piloted in ⁦⁦⁦⁦Island Health⁩ hospitals, the internationally recognized care model Hospital at Home program is now available ⁦⁦Vancouver Coastal Health⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Providence Health Care⁩ giving patients the option to recover at home.news.gov.bc.ca/30690

BC has now:

✅ Legalized apts near transit

✅ Begun re-legalizing top quality 1-stair floorplans

✅ Legalized fire-resistive mass timber up to 18 stories

All on top of North America's largest fully automated metro.

This is our continent's highest-performing government today

Today, we honour First Nations, Métis & Inuit nurses for their invaluable contribution to B.C.’s health-care system & their leadership in creating culturally safe care environments. Our health system is better thanks to the care & perspective they provide. news.gov.bc.ca/30659

New urgent care clinic opens in east Richmond on Tuesday richmond-news.com/local-news/new… via Richmond News

People in Richmond will benefit from having more access to team-based, urgent primary health care service with the opening of a 2nd UPCC on April 2. A partnership btw ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Vancouver Coastal Health⁩ NNPBC⁩ & Richmond Div. of Family Practice news.gov.bc.ca/30577

This is very cute! Keeping seniors active and having fun!

Well done Fraser Health

Seniors living with Alzheimer’s or dementia in #Kitimat will soon have access to a new high-quality dementia long-term care home thanks to partners Kitimat Village Housing Society ⁦⁦Northern Health⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Haisla Nation⁩ ⁦news.gov.bc.ca/30542 ⁦

People in #Surrey will have access to enhanced health-care services as plans move ahead for a new acute care tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital.  
“Surrey’s quickly growing population needs health care to grow with it,” said Premier David Eby last week.

Great visit with Minister Dix to talk about our shared priorities, including keen interest in Pharmacare to help improve health care for those in B.C.

Je suis fier de remettre le prix francophone provincial de cette année au Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique en hommage à son importante contribution à la promotion du sentiment d’appartenance et de l’engagement
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Today, #BC government recognized youth as part of this year’s B.C. Francophonie Day, an annual event to celebrate the social, cultural & economic contributions of francophones throughout the province. ⁦⁦CJFCB⁩ 1/2 ⁩
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Un bon début de journée ; un petit déjeuner avec Canadian Parents for French C.-B. Bonne célébration de la journée de la francophonie!

Big news for Surrey! 🏥 A new acute care tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital means better healthcare is on the horizon. It's a huge win for our community.

#SurreyBC #HealthcareInnovation #bcpoli

The Lower Mainland’s fastest-growing city is getting a boost to its health-care services.

The B.C. government announced Monday that a new acute care tower will be built at Surrey Memorial Hospital. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/03/11/sur…