I suffered a Heart Attack in June of 2022 and can’t say enough about the FAST and EXCELLENT responses and care I received. However, I’m fully aware that it’s not always the case — I was LUCKY. I was in South Ladysmith at the time. I’m now in South Nanaimo and worried that overwhelmed EMPs and hospital services simply won’t be able to respond in the same way should I have another emergency. NANAIMO needs and deserves MUCH BETTER. Given the enormous wealth evident on The Island it should be a no-brainer to provide top-drawer Medical Services from the South (which already has it) to the North where it is woefully inadequate.