Province to build cutting-edge facility for CancerCare Manitoba – Winnipeg [Video]

Manitoba’s premier and health minister say the province is taking its first step toward building a new, state-of-the-art headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba.

Premier Wab Kinew said Monday that the proposed facility will be located on the Bannatyne health campus at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre.

Plans for a new headquarters for CancerCare were originally announced in 2015, before getting cancelled two years later by the then-Progressive Conservative provincial government.

“After years of broken promises, our government is moving forward to build CancerCare for the future with a world-class facility that gives patients the space and care they deserve, and provides the resources cancer researchers need to help more Manitobans become cancer-free.

“The new headquarters will deliver cutting-edge care, the best quality service, the newest techniques, all in a space with more room, more light, and more comfort for Manitobans living with cancer.”

Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, a former CancerCare CEO, said Monday …