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Health Minister Adrian Dix says the funding will go toward structural repairs, enhancing patient care rooms, improving ventilation and making it more accessible.

It will also fund the construction of a new administrative building.

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The minister says construction is expected to be complete by 2025.

Denise Praill, CEO of Canuck Place, says the funding will allow for B次元官网网址渕uch neededB次元官网网址� repairs to the facility, which hasnB次元官网网址檛 been upgraded since it first opened in 1995.

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The Canadian Press

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