Primary Care Clinic Space and Amenity Cost Charges

Whereas over 700,000 British Columbians lack a family doctor, and the provincial population is growing at 1.7 annually while newly arrived and existing family doctors face prohibitive costs and scarcity of properly configured spaces for community clinics; And whereas newly mandated growth from the province would better serve our communities holistically by incorporating healthcare needs of new and existing residents: Therefore be it resolved that the Province explicitly include funding for community health spaces in eligible Amenity Cost Charges ACC benefits.