Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Back on After ‘Brief’ Cancellation
The three-step plan starts with emergency and surgical upgrades, while later phases add cancer care and new acute-care services.
- On Monday, Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma announced the Burnaby Hospital expansion is moving forward with $210 million allocated for immediate upgrades to the emergency department and surgical unit.
- The government previously paused the redevelopment as one of nine capital projects in Budget 2026 to address rising costs, prompting community concerns the project might be cancelled outright.
- This funding builds on nearly $732 million invested to improve health-care access in Burnaby, including Phase 1 which delivered a new six-storey pavilion with 83 beds earlier this year.
- Moving forward, the redevelopment will proceed in three distinct steps rather than one large project, adopting 25 recommendations from an independent report to keep work within budget and scope.
- Fraser Health CEO Dermot Kelly and Health Minister Ravi Kahlon emphasized the community's need for timely, reliable care, confirming planning for acute and cancer care services will continue after these immediate upgrades.
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Burnaby Hospital redevelopment back on after ‘brief’ cancellation - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment is back on, but with a renewed plan. The Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 plan – along with eight other projects – was officially scrapped in April, following the release of Budget 2026. In the budget, timelines for the projects were to be “repaced,” but it did not reveal the cancelled contracts at the time. Now, Ma says that “brief pause” has allowed for “a lot of fine work to oc…
Province moves forward on renewed plan to redevelop Burnaby Hospital
THE Burnaby Hospital Project is moving forward with a renewed plan that will deliver improved health-care services to people in Burnaby and surrounding communities. Improvements to emergency services and surgical care are going ahead immediately, with expanded cancer care and additional acute-care services to follow, as the Province moves forward with its commitment to transform […]
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