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DEPUTY EXPECTED to fill role until replacement found. BY KARL YU THE NEWS BULLETIN
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Jonathan Salken, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital clinical nurse leader, and Suzie Vinden, operating room manager, are looking forward to providing improved surgery services to patients, thanks to money raised from Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation’s 2015 Lotto for Life. The foundation is raising $1.5 million to help construct and outfit the hospital’s new surgical suites.
Foundation targets hospital lottery toward surgical suites BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN
B.C.’s longest running hospital lottery offers up a car, vacation packages and cash while improving medical care on the central Island. The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation has launched the 2015 Lotto for Life to help build two new surgery suites at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and outfit them with equipment. The lottery kicked off Monday and is offering a limited run of
5,000 tickets at $100 each. “It’s our 22nd year and we’re the longest running hospital lottery in the province, so far as we know,” said Feron Walker, foundation spokeswoman. The foundation’s goal, through its various fundraising programs, is to raise $1.5 million of the $3 million total cost of the project. This year’s grand prizes are $100,000 cash, a Buick Encore all-wheel-drive SUV, $10,000 cash prize, a vacation for two to Maui and $5,000 cash. There are also dozens of other prizes, such as flat-screen TVs, shopping sprees
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at Nanaimo’s malls, vacation packages and gift cards to name just a few of the prizes valued at more than $200,000 to be won in this year’s lottery. “So we’re trying to put in a few more cash prizes and this year is the second year in a row we’re having a single draw at the end instead of an early bird and a final,” Walker said. The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation formed in 1977 and started fundraising in 1991 to help counter rising costs for medical care on the central Island. See ‘LOTTO’ /5
David Hutchinson is no longer superintendent for the Nanaimo school district and it is expected that John Blain, deputy superintendent, will be named the chief administrator in the interim. Steve Rae, school board chairman, said it was announced Monday that Hutchinson resigned and is moving on to pursue other opportunities. A motion to install Blain is scheduled for an in camera meeting Wednesday night. Rae said Tuesday that he didn’t anticipate any problems. The search for a new superintendent is to begin immediately. Rae said the board will discuss how it will go about conducting the search and the goal is to select the right candidate. He is hoping Blain will apply for the position permanently. “We’re going to make sure we get the right person and we feel comfortable with John as the acting [superintendent] for however long it takes to find the right person for the job, and it may very
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well be John,” said Rae. “I hope he puts his hat in the ring.” Rae said the board is thankful for Hutchinson’s efforts over the past three years and wished him the best. He said he was surprised by the announcement and said he talked at length to Hutchinson after he and new school board trustees were voted in after November’s municipal election. Hutchinson and the previous board received criticism for the controversial 10-year facilities plan, which saw a number of school closures. “Whether or not he was going to stay or go really hadn’t even entered my mind to be honest with you,” said Rae. “We’re just trying to get our feet wet. I talked to Dave right after the election. “[We] had a long talk about where we saw ourselves going in the future and it was very positive.” The News Bulletin a t t e m p t e d t o re a c h Hutchinson for comment but he has not responded. Rae said he couldn’t comment on whether there would be a severance package for Hutchinson. “That’s a personnel issue that we’re not going to discuss publicly,” said Rae. “It’s confidential.” reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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