Federal Equipment Grants Provided to Health Authorities

WHEREAS federal equipment grants provided to health authorities have allowed purchases of capital equipment without requesting cost sharing by regional hospital districts and further taxing property owners; AND WHEREAS regional hospital districts have been requested to cost share projects beyond acute care to accommodate the changing health service delivery landscape, which burdens property taxpayers: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities lobby the Government of Canada to continue providing federal equipment grants to the provinces for allocation to the health authorities for the purpose of purchasing major equipment.