Campbell River Mirror, July 18, 2012

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Night light The northern lights wash the eastern sky in green. This photograph was taken by Mirror reader Ryan Dawson who captured it at midnight Saturday from the Tyee Spit. A powerful solar flare off the sun on July 12, was the reason for the stunning summer aurora borealis.

New hospital will open with 95 beds, says VIHA PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

The city’s new hospital will open with its full complement of beds, according to the Vancouver

Island Health Authority (VIHA). “I absolutely stake my reputation…that we’re going to open all 95 beds on day one,” said Heather Gibson, a VIHA director who also serves on the North Island hospi-

tals’ project team. Confusion about the number of beds began last week following a presentation by VIHA’s interim project director, Grant Hollett, to city council.

In the project description, Hollett stated the 95 beds were on target for 2025-’26. That was news to North Island MLA Claire Trevena who expects all beds to be available when the $266-million hospi-

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tal is due to open in 2017. “I was shocked…this never came up in discussions with VIHA,” she said Monday. Continued on Page 3


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