Capital Report~June 25, 2010
White Rock's Dr. Brenda Hefford speaks at the Province's announcement to provide every British Columbian a family doctor by 2015. |
 B.C. Commits to a Family Doctor for Everyone by 2015 The Province will invest $137-million to strengthen service delivery, ensure patients are full participants in their care and provide every British Columbian with a family doctor by 2015.   Nearly $31M Supports World-Class Isotope Research A $30.7-million provincial investment in one of the world’s top subatomic physics labs is expected to help lead the way in alleviating future medical isotope shortages, while keeping B.C. and Canada at the forefront of particle and nuclear physics.  B.C. Welcomes Approved Destination Status with China Premier Gordon Campbell welcomes the signing in Ottawa of a formal agreement establishing Approved Destination Status (ADS) between China and Canada. New Buses, New Ideas for Student Transportation A $12.5-million investment in 106 new green school buses will benefit 31 school districts in B.C.   | "The bottom line is that good primary care can effectively help patients prevent illness and early death. It can also reduce the impact of the health care system by lowering the number of patients who need to access the emergency department and who are admitted into hospital." Dr. Ian Gillespie, President, BC Medical Association CKNW, Jun 23 2010~ Commenting on the announcement to ensure that every British Columbian has access to a family doctor within five years. |
|  | | "The HST will make B.C. one of the most competitive jurisdictions in Canada for business investment dollars and it will create jobs in the province. This is why 33 of Canada's top economists recently sent an open letter to British Columbians expressing their support for the HST. Sales tax harmonization is critical to strengthening the provincial economy and speeding along recovery. B.C. jobs, communities and the vitality of our businesses depend on it."
John Winter, President, BC Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Smart Tax Alliance Vancouver Sun, Jun 25 2010. |
| | | "It really makes us unique. There will be nowhere else in the world that makes isotopes, either for medicine or research, using both electrons and protons." Nigel Lockyer, Director, TRIUMF subatomic physics laboratory at UBC Vancouver Sun, Jun 23 2010 |
| |   | | Nearly $31 Million Supports Isotope Research | |  | | Affordable Housing in Richmond | |
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| Eric Foster, MLA for Vernon-Monashee |
| Commenting on the province's investment of new green school buses.
"Over the last 15 years our expectations and standards for vehicle emissions has changed significantly. It only makes sense that we invest in cleaner, more efficient buses for our students."
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