Lorne Doerkson pledges to create $50M fund to address emergency room closures

A Conservative government would create a $50-million fund to help address rural healthcare emergency room closures and staffing shortages.
Lorne Doerkson, the Conservative Party of B.C.’s interim leader and the incumbent MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin, made the announcement in 100 Mile House on Monday, Oct. 5, outside the District General Hospital. Doerkson also pledged not to cut the 2026 healthcare budget and to make healthcare funding a priority in future budgets, if elected premier.
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