A Letter to the Minister of Health

In December, Island Health submitted the concept plan to the Ministry of Health for a new Cowichan District Hospital.  This is an important step and milestone in the journey towards seeing a much needed new facility for our valley.  The next step is for the Health...
November Town Hall: New Hospital

November Town Hall: New Hospital

Last Thursday, over 100 people gathered at the Duncan Community Lodge for our first town hall. The topic was the new hospital. The panel of speakers included CVRD chair Jon Lefebure, Dr. David Anderson from Island Health, Alison Taylor from the Cowichan District...

Together we can do more

It was a pleasure to rise in the legislature today to speak in favour of the budget update presented by the NDP government. I shared my vision for collaboration using examples from our region and across the province, and I emphasized the value of all members in the...