Lofty goals for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation’s new campaign

May 6, 2026 | 4:45 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – $522,096 is the preliminary total of donations for this years Spirit Day. It may seem like a lot and on paper but this is just 1 percent of what the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation hopes to raise within six years with a lofty goal of $55 million. The foundation announced it’s new bold region-driven six year campaign titled It’s About Time geared towards bringing top level Cardiac care to Northern British Columbia in conjunction with the new Acute Tower at UHNBC.

“The aim of the campaign is to bring 90% of interventional cardiac care back to northern British Columbia so there is still going to be a 10% gap. The clinical teams are looking at future proofing the tower to make sure that we can work to close that 10% gap.” said Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation’s CEO Aimee Cassie.

The over half a million dollars raised on spirit day will go towards equipment used for defibrillator implants in patients which will give the future Regional Cardiac Care Centre within the new Acute Care Tower a healthy head start. With a six year window now open the campaign is focused on building a strong foundation that will see the gaps shorten as years pass.

“You’re going to start to see that program and that team really start to strengthen over the next number of years because it’s not a matter of build it and we will fill it with staff. We have to start that simultaneously now. Start building the capacity, start building the program. They’ve got a fantastic team that have been working tirelessly to make sure that we can strengthen this care and really become that center of interventional care that northern B.C. needs.” said Cassie.

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Currently many patients requiring care have been triaging in Prince George before transferring down to the lower mainland for treatment. By completion of the campaign the Cardiac Care Centre will be treating patients from all across the North which in turn will mean less travel, less financial burden and more care closer to the people who support them.

“Last year alone our northern patients waited a collective ten years to get down to the Lower Mainland for interventional care. So the time that we’re going to get back with this is massive.” added Cassie.

The new acute care tower at the University of Northern British Columbia is projected to open to patients in winter 2031 and until then the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation will be hard at work making sure the future Regional Cardiac Care Centre reaches its goal and brings Northern BC up to par with the rest of the province. To donate to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation visit its website here .

by Nick Dube

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Lofty goals for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation’s new campaign

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