Rustad welcomes the idea but notes other problems with the NDP's health-care strategy
Air ambulances will be able to land and take off from the University Hospital of Northern BC under a new NDP campaign promise to build a helipad for the facility.
Eby said the planning for the helipad would be folded into the existing business plan for the tower. Other than that, he said there’s not much more he can confirm at this early stage. That includes information on the actual location of the proposed pad. Former Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, a longtime advocate for both the surgical tower and the helipad, said Tuesday she was glad to hear the NDP's commitment, adding that she had always seen a level of support from Eby and Dix in discussions about the subject. She said she's optimistic but will have to see how the plan unfolds should the NDP be re-elected.
As Prince George is a regional hub, it only makes sense that its only hospital has a helipad, he said. However, he's wary of the NDP's health-care strategy.
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