BC NDP leader John Horgan in Vancouver, promising to build new cancer centres in Nanaimo and Kamloops if re-elected. (flickr/BC NDP)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

health care

New cancer centre promised for Nanaimo by BC NDP

Oct 7, 2020 | 12:04 PM

NANAIMO — A new cancer centre in Nanaimo is part of a 10-year campaign promise by the BC NDP.

Party leader John Horgan announced a centre would be built in Nanaimo and Kamloops if they’re re-elected in the Oct. 24 provincial election.

“A cancer diagnosis has touched nearly every family,” Horgan said in a release. “Under our plan, British Columbians will receive better care that’s closer to home as they go through their cancer journey.”

The centres are part of a 10-year cancer action plan to hire new clinicians, improve care access to rural families and renovate existing cancer clinics.

There’s currently a cancer clinic at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, but is limited to patient supports and a pharmacy.

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The cancer care plan is expected to cost $50 million in the first year, rising to $300 by the third, according to the NDP election platform.

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