The Community of Russell celebrated a major milestone today, with the grand opening of their new Community Cancer Care Centre.
Gloria Tibbatts, co-chair of The Expanding Community Cancer Care (ECCC) committee, has worked on this upgrade for quite some time.
"It took us approximately 10 years to raise that $1.8 million, and the estimated cost of the building was $2.5 million, but the Manitoba government confirmed its commitment of $700 thousand to support the remaining cost of the project."
These funds were raised through community efforts from the surrounding area, as the ECCC committee contains members from 15 different communities.
From Gala's, bake sales, hockey fundraisers, donations, and more Tibbatts was proud to get this project done with the help of this collaborative effort.
Treena Slate, CEO of Prairie Mountain Health was also thrilled to see this come together.
"The unit itself is beautiful. It will provide an enhanced space for people going through the cancer care journey, it's bright, it's open, it's spacious, and we're just really happy to see this come to be."
The regional health authority will also support this project further, contributing to annual operating costs related to the expansion, including staffing and supplies.
