While the provincial government raises the alarm over ballooning heating costs for hospitals because of the federal carbon tax, local officials aren’t breaking a sweat.
A report from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks says the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is expected to have to shell out an additional $61,840 for heating costs in the coming year, thanks to the federal carbon tax. That number is expected to balloon to more than $154,000 by 2022-23.
However, CEO Lori Marshall says those costs won’t affect patient care. In a statement issued this week, Marshall says they’ve already taken action to offset those costs by introducing various energy efficiency initiatives.
