Promised replacement of aging long-term care home in Kelowna put on hold indefinitely
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The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced the much-needed replacement, saying then it was long overdue.
A government sign outside the Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna, B.C., promises a bigger and better facility is on the way.
However, plans to replace the 50-year-old care centre are no longer moving forward, at least not for now.
“We were absolutely shocked when we turned to the capital project section of the budget,” said Gavin Dew, Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission. “I’m very concerned about the impact for seniors on access to long-term care. We badly need more capacity.”
Tuesday’s provincial budget revealed the indefinite pause on construction.
The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced the much-needed replacement, saying then it was long overdue.
“Something we’ve needed to do, let’s face it, for a very long time,” Dix said in Kelowna on June 28, 2024. “Cottonwoods has always been a high priority. I wish, we would have been happy to do it sooner but we’re where we are at now.”
Dew questioned the province’s reversal on a project it deemed to be ‘high priority’.
“Adrian Dix came to Kelowna in an election year and promised to get Cottonwoods done and now that the election is over, they’ve abandoned seniors in Kelowna, just as they’ve abandoned seniors all across British Columbia,” Dew said.
The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced the much-needed replacement, saying then it was long overdue.
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