Project status update

In the next few months, the proponent teams will submit their financial submissions for evaluation. Following the evaluation, a new preferred proponent will be selected, the Design Build Agreement will be signed, and construction will begin shortly thereafter.

Working groups update

The Community Advisory Working Group (CAWG) and the Indigenous Advisory Working Group (IAWG) have recently been formed.

These groups provide input into design aspects of the project, help ensure the facility reflects the communities it serves, and help ensure the new facility is culturally safe, welcoming, respectful and relevant. There are two different working groups in order to give our Indigenous stakeholders and partners a safe and comfortable space to share their thoughts, ideas and opinions.

Topics of discussion for the first meeting included the draft colour schemes, inspiration behind the floor themes, and allocated locations for artwork and artefacts throughout the facility.

Current membership on the CAWG is as follows:

• Better at Home
• City of Dawson Creek
• Dawson Creek Art Gallery
• Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce
• Dawson Creek Haven Family Services
• DCDH Auxiliary
• DCDH Foundation
• Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre
• North Wind Wellness Centre
• Northern Brain Injury Association
• Northern Health Indigenous Health
• Patient Voices Network
• Peace River Regional Hospital District
• South Peace Self-Organizing Physicians Group
• South Peace Art Society
• South Peace Community Arts Council
• Square 1 for Seniors

Current membership on the IAWG is as follows:

• Fort Nelson First Nation
• Kelly Lake First Nation
• Nawican Friendship Centre
• North Wind Wellness Centre
• Northern Health Indigenous Health
• Prophet River First Nation
• Saulteau First Nations
• Treaty 8 Tribal Association
• West Moberly First Nations

Engagement update

Education and Career Fair at Saulteau First Nations

On March 9, Saulteau First Nations and the Muskoti Learning Centre hosted an education and career fair for Grade 10-12 students from Saulteau First Nations as well as students from Chetwynd Secondary School and Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

Approximately 100 students and teachers attended the event, which featured info booths from 25 different organizations.

Attending these events throughout the Peace Region helps us raise awareness of career and volunteer opportunities within the health care industry and allow us to share information about the new hospital being built in the South Peace.

Career Fair at Dawson Creek Secondary School

On March 15, School District 59’s Career Education Department Team hosted a career fair for Dawson Creek Secondary School – South Peace Campus students.

We were among 25 different regional companies and organizations offering career and educational information. Approximately 100 students that came through the gymnasium along with teachers and support staff.

We featured volunteer opportunities, job and career paths through the Grow Our Own program, and quick facts about the new hospital as there is an ongoing need for health care professionals in the region.

Pictured from left to right: Byron Stewart, Northeast Recruitment and Retention Ambassador; Machiel Mostert, Volunteer Resources Coordinator; Ashley Pannozzo, Community Engagement Liaison Officer

Interested in learning more?

Visit Let’s Talk DCDH

The Dawson Creek & District Hospital Replacement Project’s Let’s Talk site is our one-stop shop for everything related to the project.

By registering for the Let’s Talk DCDH site you can:

• Add comments on posts
• Share your thoughts and ideas
• Provide your input on the project
• Ask questions through the Q&A tool
• Participate in community forums and idea boards (coming soon!)

Contact us directly

Feel free to reach out directly to Ashley Pannozzo, our Community Engagement Liaison Officer, for the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Replacement Project at LetsTalkDCDH@northernhealth.ca.