Manitoba’s premier and health minister say the province is taking its first step toward building a new, state-of-the-art headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba.
Premier Wab Kinew said Monday that the proposed facility will be located on the Bannatyne health campus at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre.
Plans for a new headquarters for CancerCare were originally announced in 2015, before getting cancelled two years later by the then-Progressive Conservative provincial government.
“After years of broken promises, our government is moving forward to build CancerCare for the future with a world-class facility that gives patients the space and care they deserve, and provides the resources cancer researchers need to help more Manitobans become cancer-free.
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“The new headquarters will deliver cutting-edge care, the best quality service, the newest techniques, all in a space with more room, more light, and more comfort for Manitobans living with cancer.”
Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, a former CancerCare CEO, said Monday that a new facility has been needed, desperately, for decades.
“The current CancerCare building was full the day it opened in 2003,” Dhaliwal said.
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“With all the dramatic advances in cancer treatments, Manitoba needs a facility that has the space and resources to deliver the most effective care to our cancer patients.”
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