September, 2015

The new Comox Valley Hospital construction site is providing “priceless” outside-the-classroom educational opportunities to North Island College Carpentry students, says NIC Carpentry Instructor Tom Klatt following a recent tour of the site.

“It’s a unique opportunity to have this right in our backyard, where you just walk out the door and 100 yards away are guys building a huge job. It couldn’t be better, really. It’s priceless in a lot of ways.”

Klatt teaches the college’s Foundation Carpentry Program, which offers first-year ...

The complex process of designing new hospitals in the Comox Valley and Campbell River is progressing well, thanks to a comprehensive team of builders, architects, physicians, clinicians and others, including an Aboriginal Working Group and members of the Public-Patient Advisory Committee (PPAC).

The 14-member PPAC represents a broad range of community interests from the Comox Valley, Campbell River and north to include Mt. Waddington. Members come from a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and organizations. The committee also includes representatives from ...

The North Island Hospitals Project (NIHP) is hosting a new round of its regular quarterly community information sessions to provide updates on the new $331.7 million, 153-bed Comox Valley Hospital and the new $274.5 million, 95-bed Campbell River Hospital, both slated for completion in late 2017.

The Comox Valley meeting takes place on:

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015,
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Stan Hagen Theatre, Komoux Hall (K104)
North Island College, 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay

The Campbell River meeting takes place on:

Wednesday, September ...