Janice Perrino

Originally planned by the Fair Care Alliance as a forum framed around local elections, a snap provincial election reframed much of the conversation had at the September 24th Fair Care For All Public Health Forum. Politics reporter Mick Sweetman attended the forum, and joins Midcoast Morning’s host Joe Pugh in talking about what was said at the forum by both those speaking, as well local and provincial politicians and candidates in attendance. Support Midcoast Morning and our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month. Podcast Photo: Donna Hais, Chair of the Fair Care Alliance. (Mick Sweetman / CHLY 101.7FM)

Local government is willing to front the costs to bring a cardiac catheterization lab to Nanaimo. The Nanaimo Regional Hospital District Board unanimously passed a motion this month resolving to earmark up to 50 million dollars to fund 100% of the cardiac catheterization lab project as part of its funding commitments to that project and a new patient tower. Midcoast Morning spoke with NRHD Board Chair Janice Perrino about the funding commitment, as well as Fair Care Alliance Chair Donna Hais. Support Midcoast Morning and our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month. Podcast Photo: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Joe Pugh/CHLY 101.7FM) Full program notes can be found at www.chly.ca/midcoastmorning