Spirit of the North Day, a four-hour event and fundraiser for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, was held April 11 and recognized $2,139,720 in donations.
CKPG TV viewers were able to watch “What’s Cooking” and the foundation replaced commercial breaks with updates, pledges and presentations regarding donations that are helping to build University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UNHBC) into a centre for healthcare excellence for northern B.C.
The special areas of interest include upgrades to the surgical suites for which the foundation has pledged $1.8 million. These upgrades and other changes and improvements in the ambulatory care and diagnostics areas are to help UNHBC get ready for the arrival of the Northern Cancer Clinic in 2012.