Today is your day Boomer! I see our BC Health Officer, Bonnie Henry, is being sued by some fired health care workers who refused to get the COVID vaccine. I see the hospital situation is so bad in Surrey that a portable is now being used beside the major buildings; I see more Canadians are heading south to America for surgeries because wait lists are so long here; I see some emergency departments going through temporary closures due to lack of employees....I see a lot of problems. But...I also see many good things in our health care system because good news often doesn't get in the media. One year ago this month, I had major heart valve surgery and have now fully recovered. I can breathe normally again on hikes with my family...what a relief! Other family members or friends have had very successful knee surgeries with a very short waiting period and a hip surgery with no lasting ill effects! Meanwhile, millions of British Columbians are protecting themselves with free COVID and flu shots this fall! Boomers, my point is the health care system isn't totally broke....it just needs more money and more efficiencies. Cheers!
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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