Councillor Stere is a nice guy. Very polite, soft spoken, sincere. He's been at this project for nine years. "they’re making service-level decisions based on costs, not need", he says. Translate.... He thinks government should spend whatever it takes, whether they have the money or not, in order to acheive the vision of those in control. He was asked to suggest a plan for a new hospital. Instead, he submitted a plan for a seniors facility and a teaching unit. He has been sent back to do it over. It's unfortunate. Now, when Tofino's MLA happens to be the minister of health would seem to be the ideal opportunity for Tofino to finally get our long wished for new building. Instead, we get political posturing. Sounds like something you'd expect to see in Tofino council chambers.
Read more at: https://comoxvalleyrecord.com/2026/02/06/tofino-regroups-after-province-rejects-hospital-replacement-proposal/
You got it right. Tom Stere… great guy… good for a chat. But what are the accomplishments of his lengthy time in office. Try getting a building permit in Tuff…..Water ???? Not so much. Anything but government housing?….Not so much…..High Taxes….Oh Ya. The problems are endless
Don’t get me wrong…..Great guy. But….Where does his money come from? He works for the Government. Doesn’t he?
So, let’s get together a group of people who work for government or don’t work at all, but get their money from government anyway, to lobby the government for more money. Great. Why isn’t the system working?……Duh!!!
Don’t get me wrong. I think the Tofino Hospital has turned into a bit of a dungeon.
But I have to ask…… What was the problem with a previous but “private” not “public” Seniors Housing Proposal???? ….. No room for the helicopter to land…. Couldn’t figure that one out? ?? And on it goes. Seems hard to get lots of things done. Who ya gonna call……”Ghostbusters”
It's all about the process. And when the process yields no tangible results - It's dysfunctional. A big part of the things that should happen in TOFINO simply die in process of meetings and consultants blah blah sandwiches and coffee.
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Demands from local officials block provincial funding for new Tofino hospital:
Councillor Stere is a nice guy. Very polite, soft spoken, sincere. He's been at this project for nine years. "they’re making service-level decisions based on costs, not need", he says. Translate.... He thinks government should spend whatever it takes, whether they have the money or not, in order to acheive the vision of those in control.
He was asked to suggest a plan for a new hospital. Instead, he submitted a plan for a seniors facility and a teaching unit. He has been sent back to do it over.
It's unfortunate. Now, when Tofino's MLA happens to be the minister of health would seem to be the ideal opportunity for Tofino to finally get our long wished for new building. Instead, we get political posturing.
Sounds like something you'd expect to see in Tofino council chambers.
Read more at: https://comoxvalleyrecord.com/2026/02/06/tofino-regroups-after-province-rejects-hospital-replacement-proposal/
CKNW has a report coming up at noon on Tofino hospital. You can stream online
You got it right. Tom Stere… great guy… good for a chat. But what are the accomplishments of his lengthy time in office. Try getting a building permit in Tuff…..Water ???? Not so much. Anything but government housing?….Not so much…..High Taxes….Oh Ya. The problems are endless
Don’t get me wrong…..Great guy. But….Where does his money come from? He works for the Government. Doesn’t he?
So, let’s get together a group of people who work for government or don’t work at all, but get their money from government anyway, to lobby the government for more money. Great. Why isn’t the system working?……Duh!!!
Don’t get me wrong. I think the Tofino Hospital has turned into a bit of a dungeon.
But I have to ask…… What was the problem with a previous but “private” not “public” Seniors Housing Proposal???? ….. No room for the helicopter to land…. Couldn’t figure that one out? ?? And on it goes. Seems hard to get lots of things done. Who ya gonna call……”Ghostbusters”
I guess they call it “Tuff” for a reason.
It's all about the process. And when the process yields no tangible results - It's dysfunctional. A big part of the things that should happen in TOFINO simply die in process of meetings and consultants blah blah sandwiches and coffee.
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