During a press conference this afternoon at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced that the hospital will receive a $15 million boost from the Province to expand the emergency department and add a dedicated area for mental-health and substance-use care. This project is expected to be completed by October 2019.

This includes a 668.9 square metre emergency department expansion to help improve the flow and care of patients in the busy facility. It will also include a dedicated area for mental-health and substance-use patients.

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