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'We absolutely need a new hospital', Corrigan

The recently released report on Burnaby Hospital blames the Fraser Health Authority for the hospital's woes instead of the B.C. Health Ministry, according to local New Democrat MLA Kathy Corrigan.


 

Report: City hospital needs much more than a rebuild

It will take more than a new building to fix the problems at Burnaby Hospital, according to the 141-page report released Friday by the Burnaby Hospital community consultation committee.


 

Leaked memo seals Liberals' deal in Burnaby

FOR a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby General Hospital.


 

Liberals' memo shows party's delusion

For a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby General Hospital.


 

Hospital scandal will cost Lib seats

For a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby Hospital.


 

Gardner apologizes for mistakes

The citizen chair of the Burnaby Hospital community consultation committee, Pamela Gardner, has apologized for mistakes made during the committee's rather controversial life.


 

Revealed messages will cost the Libs

For a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby Hospital.


 

B.C. Liberal hospital memo 'seals the deal'

For a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby General Hospital.


 

Re-election scheme just desperate

For a glimpse of how manipulative and detached from reality many B.C. Liberals have become, one needs to look no further than a three-page memo written by party insiders that deals with the future of Burnaby General Hospital.


 

Mayor 'not surprised' by Liberal manoeuvres

The political motivations indicated in emails between members of the Burnaby Hospital community consultation committee and Liberal Party politicians and staff don't surprise Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan.


 

River Market holds busker auditions

If you've been secretly taking violin lessons for years, wondering when to showcase your hidden talent, your moment has now arrived.


 
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Emails reveal Liberals rigging hospital review

Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan has lost faith in the consultation process for the expansion of Burnaby Hospital after reviewing emails obtained by the B.C. NDP.


 

It would be funny, if it weren't so pathetic

When the community consultation committee for Burnaby Hospital was formed, there was some skepticism that the committee was merely a Liberal tool. The group was clearly made up of Liberal insiders and politicians.


 

Hospital group wraps up

After months of public meetings, the Burnaby Hospital community consultation committee is now in the midst of compiling all the feedback and drafting a report for Fraser Health and the Ministry of Health.


 

Dates set for public input on hospital plan

The Burnaby Hospital planning committee is moving forward, with dates now set for public consultations starting in late June and running till September.


 

Social media campaign helps hospital planning

The Burnaby Hospital planning committee is officially up and running and using social media to help get the word out about what it's doing - and to get ideas back from the community.


 

City MLA questions process

MLA Kathy Corrigan - whose riding includes the 60-year-old Burnaby Hospital - says she's looking forward to seeing what comes of the recently announced future-planning process for the facility.


 

Climate change warning

When a prominent climate change skeptic publishes a study that concludes global warming is real, it's time for people to stand up and take notice.


 

Who's in need of an education?

Listening to BC NDP leader Adrian Dix's finance critic, Bruce Ralston, on a radio call-in show as he tried to explain why the NDP oppose Premier Christy Clark's investment in the Prince Rupert port expansion and the Kitimat LNG plant, was almost farcical.