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Friday, July 13, 2012
Other municipalities begin to court VIHA Devon MacKenzie
the community at large.” Jensen said Oak Bay council will be proactive in trying to create a Greater Victoria area politicians use for the Oak Bay Lodge. are chasing a plan rejected by Oak “That facility can be renovated Bay council. and reused as independent living, At a July 3 meeting, assisted living or Central Saanich senior day care,” said council agreed Jensen. “I’ve asked unanimously to council to begin to open the lines of work on trying to communication create a coalition with between the VIHA and the Oak Bay municipality and the Municipality to see Vancouver Island what the best use of Health Authority. that facility can be. The motion came “Some people I’ve after Oak Bay council spoken to, architects Nils Jensen turned down Baptist and engineers, have Housing and VIHA’s given the view that the application to replace facility is well worth the aging Oak Bay Lodge extended saving and can be renovated at care home with a newer, larger a significantly lower cost than facility. rebuilding it.” “I was listening to CFAX last Jensen continues to stand by week and I heard the CEO of VIHA the idea that Oak Bay residents talking about how they were going should have been brought into the to be looking for a new location discussion with VIHA earlier in the for the extended care facility,” process. “There should have been said Central Saanich Coun. Adam better community involvement Olsen. “I took the opportunity on at the outset. … Before the RFP Monday (July 3) to put a motion (request for proposals), that would forward that council write a letter, have avoided all the angst.” just to see how we might be able Olsen said his main goal was to work with them.” to simply open communication Politicians in other between Central Saanich and VIHA. municipalities have also expressed “If they’re interested, we want an interest in hosting a new to let them know that there may extended care home. or may not be an opportunity to “Certainly it’s something engage with us out here on the we expected,” said Oak Bay Peninsula,” said Olsen. “There are Mayor Nils Jensen. “As I said on many communities that they could the night of our meeting, our move to, but we wanted to voice community wants to continue our collective desire to engage to work with VIHA to make sure with them and see where it could there is a medical facility there to go.” support seniors and others in our - with files from Laura Lavin community – not just Oak Bay, but editor@oakbaynews.com News staff
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