The old Gateway lot next to Giant Tiger was the backdrop for a 39 million dollar announcement Monday. Premier Heather Stefanson stopped in town to announce funding for new medical clinic to be built on that site.
“It was a great day with an exciting announcement for our Tri-Community,” Town of The Pas Mayor Andre Murphy said following the announcement. Murphy thanked the government for their commitment to improving the health and well-being of the communities. Work on the clinic from a local level has been on-going for years and despite a 2015 announcement for a medical clinic which did not happen, locally persistence continued.
There are many stakeholders such as the RM of Kelsey, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, NRHA, The Pas Community Development Corporation and others who have worked tirelessly over for many years to see an announcement such as this happen in our communities,” Murphy said, adding a special thanks to Kent Cook and Rod Berezowicki for many years of lobbying, meeting, and “no quit” effort to ensure we achieve this well needed service for our Tri Community.