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Site Prep For New Ft. St. John Hospital to Start

By 250 News

Friday, June 12, 2009 11:18 AM

Ft. St. John, B.C.- Northern Health is advising Fort St. John residents who travel roads and walking trails in the area of 8407 - 112th Avenue that some preliminary site work will get underway for the Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care project.
 
In the coming days, there will be an increase in truck traffic to allow vehicle access the site to deliver some equipment and machinery. Traffic control personnel will be on site throughout this period to direct traffic and provide safe passage for motorists and pedestrians. The public is asked to be vigilant when traveling in the area, and requested to watch and obey the directions of traffic control personnel.
 
This preliminary site work is part of previously scheduled activities that ensure that the spring/summer construction window can be maximized.
 
A key goal of this development is to maximize predictability during construction and minimize disruption for commuters, residents and the public. Updates will be issued regularly as the project progresses.

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Comment Posted by: NMG on June 12 2009 12:40 PM
Good to see dollars being spread throughout the north!
Comment Posted by: lunarguy on June 12 2009 1:10 PM
Too bad it is a P3 and most of those dollars are flowing to a large American company instead of staying in BC.
Comment Posted by: NMG on June 12 2009 1:44 PM
I'd hazard a guess that the people of FSJ are more concerned about having a modern hospital to help them deal with health issues in their area.
Comment Posted by: diplomat on June 12 2009 2:24 PM
NMG, right on!
Comment Posted by: lunarguy on June 12 2009 2:50 PM
Yes till they realize that if it hadn't been a PG it would be 1/3 larger, cheaper to operate and provide better service. Course though we are all tax payers and like to give away money hand over fist without maximizing the return.
Comment Posted by: He spoke on June 12 2009 3:07 PM
Whose doing the work???
Comment Posted by: gus on June 12 2009 6:54 PM
The company which BC is negotiating with - does not say whether they have concluded negotiations.

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id33395/ohs

Here are some sites about P3s. They are no panacea. They simply put off payments into the future and, as it says, much of the risk of owning and operating the building is shifted from the province to the third party.

Of course, no one is willing to take on risk for nothing. If the owner operator lands inot trouble, then the government has no option but to take it over. The Olympic village in Vancouver come to mind as a recent example.

Hospitals, however, are relatively safe. They are not sprots centres, highways, bridges, convention facilities, etc.

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http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/world-credit-crunch-makes-local-p3-projects-risky-propositions[/url]

http://www.energeticcity.ca/news/01/27/09/fsj-hospital-construction-still-target

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id33395/ohs
Comment Posted by: gus on June 12 2009 6:54 PM
http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/world-credit-crunch-makes-local-p3-projects-risky-propositions