B.C. provincial government denies funding for health centre in Summerland [Video]

Construction on a new affordable housing complex in Summerland, B.C.,  is expected to begin this summer, but hopes of the ground floor of the newly-built Dickson Place becoming a primary health centre have been squashed after the province denied the district’s funding request.

“We’re super disappointed,” said Erin Trainer, Summerland’s deputy mayor. “This is a shovel-ready project, the doctors are on board, we got the community foundation on board, we have several other people ready to go, we’ve got a place to put it.”

The district has been working with community groups to help facilitate the project.

It’s been asking the province for  several years to kick in $3 million of the $9 million required.

“Another $3 million was coming from the community foundation and the other $3 million was going to be raised through fundraising in our town and region,” Trainer said.

Last week, council received a response from B.C.’s health minister, who stated the the …