In This Week’s Editor’s Note:
- Port Alberni: proposed 10,000 sq.ft. community healthcare center and daycare
- Comox: proposed Canadian Forces Housing Program to include 212 units at 19 Wing
- Campbell River: provincial budget cancels long-term care facility
Port Alberni: proposed 10,000 sq.ft. community healthcare center and daycare
Three not-for-profit organizations in Port Alberni are in the early planning stages of a proposed Campus of Care facility that aims to combine a multidisciplinary community healthcare centre with associated services and amenities, including a daycare. Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot, the Alberni Valley Healthcare Fund Society and the Alberni Low Energy Housing Society are working are seeking support for a 3-storey, 10,000-square-foot facility on 17 acres of city-owned land behind Staples on Cherry Creek Road. The project is currently in the early stages, seeking letters of support and navigating the Agricultural Land Reserve removal process.
Comox: proposed Canadian Forces Housing Program to include 212 units at 19 Wing
Defence Construction Canada has issued an Advance Procurement Notification for Architecture & Engineering services related to residential construction for Canadian Armed Forces bases and wings across Canada. The Canadian Forces Housing Agency is planning a Housing Program to support the delivery of new residential housing at 20 locations across Canada including 212 units in Comox ($96 million) and 200 units ($91 million) Esquimalt. The project will include 7,694 units estimated at $3.529 billion, The objective of the program is to deliver new housing efficiently and at speed through Modified Design‑Build (MDB) delivery model that integrates studies, design and construction under a single contract. It is anticipated that the solicitations related to this program will be initiated throughout 2026 and are conditional on receiving approval to proceed by the Department of National Defence (DND).
Campbell River: provincial budget cancels long-term care facility
Following the British Columbia provincial budget announcement in February, the planned 153-bed long-term care facility in Campbell River has been delayed indefinitely. While the 2026 budget boosts overall provincial healthcare funding by $2.8 billion over three years, it is delaying several capital projects—including seven long-term care homes—to manage “unsustainable” construction costs. The project was to include 153 long term care beds and a 37 space child daycare.
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