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Courtenay OKs hospital location Renee Andor
new hospital includes a 2.37-acre playing field site Record Staff owned by the City facing The Comox Valley hos- Lerwick Road and an 11.17pital project received the acre portion of the North official go-ahead from Cour- Island College campus. The land sales are expecttenay council Monday. Council unanimously ed to go through now that voted in favour of appli- the applications have been cations to amend Courte- approved, and the money nay’s Official Community from the City-owned playPlan and rezone the land ing field will be dedicated towards new slated for the or improved new Vancouver I firmly playing field Island Health space someA u t h o r i t y know that there where else in (VIHA) hospithe Valley. tal at Ryan and will be no perfect The 153Lerwick roads. location without bed facility is Mayor Larry somebody being to Jangula said concerned about it expected cost about he appreciated concerns and somebody not $334 million brought up at wanting it in their — with the Province chipthe public hear- area. ping in 60 per ing last week, Larry Jangula cent and the and the City Comox-Strathwill do its best to address those concerns, cona Regional Hospital such as traffic. But he also District covering 40 per said some people would cent. The NIC land is set to likely be unhappy about be cleared early next year any location chosen for the with an estimated move-in date of 2017. new hospital. Coun. Jon Ambler said “I firmly know that there will be no perfect location his wife works at St. without somebody being Joseph’s General Hospital, concerned about it and and while she is not a VIHA somebody not wanting it in employee, he did not want their area,” said Jangula. even a “perceived” conflict “I think that it’s also very of interest so he left council clear in listening to the chambers. Coun. Starr Winchester public that the community wants and needs a hospital, noted 79 people attended and we can probably argue the public hearing and 26 forever whether this is the people spoke. She pointed best location, whether it’s out the concerns from the the best model, whether we surrounding neighbourhood should have one hospital in particular, like noise, traffic, safety and parking, or two.” The land slated for the ... see NO PERFECT ■ 2
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THE HONOURABLE IONA Campagnolo takes a moment with her great-grandchildren Carmen (left) and Logan Kvisle as her Comox Valley Walk of Achievement plaque is unveiled outside Hot Chocolates. PHOTO BY RENEE ANDOR
‘Woman of Firsts’ honoured again Renee Andor Record Staff
The Honourable Iona Campagnolo was recognized as A Woman of Firsts as she was inducted onto the Comox Valley Walk of Achievement on Friday. “Your contribution and work has been at a much higher level, yet the results of your efforts have significantly touched the hearts, the souls, the lives of all Canadians,” said Walk of Achievement
Committee member Dave Durrant during the ceremony celebrating her induction at the Sid Williams Theatre. “Your work was inclusive. You inspire others. You are a beacon of strength for many. You are A Woman of Firsts.” Campagnolo’s plaque — which states those last four words Durrant said — will be laid into the sidewalk in front of Hot Chocolates on Fifth Street once the weather is a bit drier.
Campagnolo was B.C.’s first female LieutenantGovernor, a position she held for six years from 2001. She had a long career as a Canadian politician, as well as a career as a broadcaster and activist. She spent time in municipal politics in Prince Rupert in the 1960s, then moved into federal politics with the Liberals when she was elected MP for the riding of Skeena in 1974. She was appointed Minister
of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and was the first female president of the Liberal Party of Canada. During her speech at the celebration, Campagnolo recalled a meeting she was at years ago when a man asked her who she was. When she replied, he was “shocked” and said he thought she was a “big Italian mama.” While this story brought laughs from the ... see MANY HONOURS ■ 5
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