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Hospital design issues still to be addressed Specific department designs will be studied individually Scott Stanfield Record Staff
The dirt has been turned at the site of the future regional hospital in Courtenay, but the project is still only in the design phase.
There are still plenty of wrinkles to be ironed over the next few years before service commences late-April, 2017. At the last meeting of Courtenay council, Ronna-Rae Leonard, who has a friend undergoing chemotherapy treatments, noted concerns about losing a waiting room and bathroom in that area of the new facility. “That (waiting room) is one of the most important elements to the chemo treatment is that
sharing amongst the patients, chemo treatment area and waitamongst the support ing room. people, amongst the pro“Within the paramfessionals,” Leonard said. eters of that large area, “There’s a lot of things there’s also another waitthat go on there that are ing room that can accomkey to their healing.” modate folks that have Tom Sparrow, chief made it through central project officer of the registry inside ambulaNorth Island Hospitals tory care,” Sparrow said. Project, said there won’t “So there’s actually be a loss of waiting rooms SPARROW three separate waiting in chemotherapy. rooms.” Within ambulatory care is a He notes hospitals have gen-
erally reduced, or in some cases combined, the number of public and staff bathrooms. But at the Courtenay facility, he said there will be three different bathrooms in the immediate vicinity of chemotherapy. The schematic design review was finished during financial close, which was reached June 30. The project has reached the design development phase.
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TROUBLE AT THE DOCKS
PHOTOS BY TERRY FARRELL
Kyle Hearfield from Vancouver had a bit of a malfunction during the Dock Dogs practice session at the Comox Valley Exhibition on Saturday. His dog, Stanley was left with the ultimate dog dilemma: “Do I save my master, or my toy?” Fortunately the most serious injury of the mishap was to Kyle’s pride. He was a good sport about it all and just laughed when told the photos would make the front page of the Comox Valley Record.
Mack Laing Heritage Society suggests interpretive centre could be up and running by January Erin Haluschak Record Staff
Building on the success of other interpretive centres on the Island, the executive director of the Mack Laing Heritage Society presented Comox council Wednesday with
Baybrook could gross $125K annually, with nature preschool and gov’t funding more details of the proposed restoration of the ‘Baybrook’ house. Situated at 70 Orchard Park
Drive, Mack Laing’s house has been at the centre of discussion since June last year, as the Comox
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journal articles and 14 books. Council asked for an assessment to determine if the structures (including the main house), which were in sufficiently poor condition, were worth saving.
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