NOT-FOR-PROFIT?

Hi Tony & Shena:

Have not been following the PROPOSED GABRIOLA CLINIC - discussion.

For years, I & my wife do not use any health facility, on Gabriola except Life Labs occasionally.

Our choice is to use Nanaimo facilities and my doctor is in Ladner.

On the surface it appears there will be no costs to residents.

While one resident told me the proponents will not say that one day the new facility will not be a private facility,

I would not want to be contributing to it.

Could you give me further information.

Thank you

Terrence (Terry) R. Hanna

Thank you for your email. You raise a question that has been plaguing many Gabriolans. Sources report that, to date, the Foundation is not willing to volunteer the registration of a covenant to reassure the community that it will be a public-not-for-profit clinic. The question was asked at the December 1^st meeting of the Advisory Planning Commission and the answer from both Brenda Fowler (President, GHCS & GHCF) and Harvey Graham (Treasurer, GHCS & GHCF) was "NO".  Neither the Shingle or the Sounder has reported on this issue to date and a letter has been sent to the editor of the Shingle addressing this issue.)