The B.C. government has paused a planned long-term care facility in Campbell River.
The project was announced in 2023, and the province said construction was expected to be completed by 2027.
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However, Tuesday’s B.C. budget presentation confirmed the project is one of seven long-term care initiatives across the province with adjusted delivery timing.
“Government is adjusting the timing of delivery for several approved long-term care projects to incorporate the lessons learned from projects already underway and from its ongoing review of the long-term care infrastructure program,” the province said in a statement.
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The facility was planned as a three-storey building at 375 Second Avenue, with 153 long-term care beds, a hospice unit, a convalescent care unit and a specialised population unit. It is unclear how long the project will be delayed.
Six other long-term care projects in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Delta, Squamish, Fort St. John and Kelowna will also face delays under the province’s 2026 budget.
