The sound of rapturous applause echoed through the City of Colwood's council chambers on Monday (Sept. 23) when plans for a ground-breaking new medical clinic were given the official green light.
In partnership with Aroga Lifestyle Medicine and Pure Pharmacy, the city will open a new municipal clinic in 2025, which when fully staffed, will have the capacity to provide family doctors for 10,000 Colwood residents.
The Colwood Clinic will be located at 345A Latoria Blvd. in Royal Bay, which will be leased and managed by the city. Eight family doctors will all be recruited and employed by the city.
At the meeting, the plans were described as "courageous" by members of the public, who had turned out in force to show their support.
Some residents spoke about their own struggles to find a family doctor, with some having gone years without one.
Councillors voted unanimously to advance the Colwood Clinic pilot project.
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