Interior Health Authority (IHA) is considering closing down the hospital laundry in our community and 10 others throughout the region.
If this proceeds, it will mean 18 family supporting jobs in our community will be eliminated and 175 across IHA.
This work will move to either the Lower Mainland or Alberta.
Interior Health acknowledges that the hospital laundry is an efficient service. So why is this happening?
The provincial government has chosen to not make a modest investment over the next decade to upgrade or replace the equipment needed to continue to do the job and further improve service efficiency.
Considering the cost of 175 lost jobs, it is difficult to understand how this could be a good deal for the people living in our communities.
Please show your support by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/KeepLaundryPublic.
Wes Fitzsimmons, Vernon
