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Sun Peaks health centre delayed to early 2017

The new health centre in Sun Peaks that was slated to open by the end of the year has been pushed back to early 2017.

Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine said after nearly six weeks of negotiating with a contractor, the two sides were unable to come to an agreed budget.

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“We have a limited budget on this project,” said Raine. “We thought we had a budget down to something we could easily manage. When we sat down with the company to go over details, it just didn’t work out.”

The total cost of the project, which includes a health centre on the bottom floor and a ski patrol office on the upper floor, is estimated to be around $1.9 million.

The health centre portion of the building will be paid by the municipality as well as the health association, while the resort is contributing funds for the top half of the building.

While construction was expected to have begun in May, Raine said they are currently in talks with another contractor and his hopeful construction can begin by the end of the month with the centre opening by late February.

“The good news is that we still have the small modular offices, and we’re still going to operate out of there,” said Raine.

The modular office is currently only open on Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m.

The new health centre will be open throughout the week and include a doctor’s office and examination rooms, as well as a triage area for accidents that may arise from skiing, mountain biking and other sports activities.

The municipality is still hoping to recruit a family doctor to provide services out of the office, however, with the delay, Raine said the process has also slowed down.

“We haven’t really started to shake the bushes on that,” said Raine. “Once we sign the contract, we’ll definitely start getting the word out and set up a committee that will manage that side and search for a doctor.”




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