Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board Highlights - May 2nd, 2025 mtg

Present:

Chair A. Richmond/Vice Chair M. Sjostrom and Directors B. Bachmeier, J. Massier, S. Forseth, M. Neufeld, M. LeBourdais, M. Wagner, J. Glassford, B. Anderson, E. De Vries, E. Coleman, SPS Rathor, M. Pinkney and Alternate Director L. Roodenburg (Quesnel) 

Meeting called to order at 9:30am 

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw and welcomed Alternate Director Roodenburg to today’s meeting 

Meeting agenda adopted, as amended (Discussion Item from Dir. Forseth - Monthly Reports on Cariboo Memorial Hospital Project 

Minutes of the previous Board Meeting were received/adopted, as corrected

Business:

1) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to the following Capital Expenditure Bylaws:

* Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Capital Expenditure (Northern Health – GR Baker Memorial OR Anesthetic Machines x2 Replacement) Bylaw No. 234, 2025

* Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Capital Expenditure (Northern Health – GR Baker Memorial Ultrasound Replacement) Bylaw No. 235, 2025

2) The Board received "Information-only" items as of May 2nd, 2025 and took no further action

3) At the request of Director Forseth -- the Board discussed a lack of regular updates on the Cariboo Memorial Hospital project in Williams Lake.  The Chair offered to facilitate with Interior Health a future presentation on the Cariboo Memorial Hospital project at a future CCRHD Board meeting … 

Meeting recessed at 9:48am

Meeting resumed at 11:17am

Delegations:

1) JoAnn Francis, CPA, CA of PMT Chartered Professional Accountants, was in attendance to present the Audited 2024 CCRHD/Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Financial Statements

Following Ms. Francis' presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued 

The Chair thanked Ms. Francis for her time/information

2) Lorne Sisley, Executive Director, Corporate Services, Brent Hobbs, Executive Director, Patient Access, Transport and Emergency Response, Dianne Kostachuk, Director of Business Operations and Heather Hair, Director of Clinical Operations for Interior Health was in attendance remotely to discuss the helipad decision at Cariboo Memorial Hospital

Following their presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair thanked the delegation for their time/information

Resolved -- That a letter be sent to Interior Health and BC Ministry of Health to investigate options for a heli-pad in Williams Lake 

CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Directors Bachmeier, Richmond and Wagner (Areas B,G,H) 

And then the Board adjourned at 12:15pm