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New Hospital to be a Place of Healing and Reconciliation
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The province has provided a progress update on planning for the new hospital in the Cowichan Valley, which is now anticipated to open in 2026.
In the opening remarks at today’s provincial update, Councillor Albie Charlie of Cowichan Tribes says the new hospital will be a place of healing, and no longer a place of fear after the racism of the past.
“In the past we experienced racism, we had to come through the back door. We were set aside.”
He says Cowichan Tribes, and Indigenous people in general, have had negative experiences with hospitals and institutions.