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Amendments to be made on design of project on former Lorne siteBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

Some amendments are being required to the pro-posed ve-storey mixed-use building located on the former Lorne Hotel site on 1770 Comox Av-enue.

They are based on the publics concerns expressed at the open house held in November and also on submissions received by the town. It was well attended with staff recording 182 en-tries on the sign-up sheets.

Town planner Marvin Kamenz told town coun-

cil the responses were mixed, re ecting nega-tive and positive senti-ments.

The main areas of con-cern included:

The character of the building should better re- ect small town and Co-mox by the Sea theme.

The design lack ar-chitectural detailing

Parking issues Sound attenuation

for residential units above the pub

The positive senti-ments expressed by some are:

Moving forward with the vitalization of the downtown area, in ll of

the vacant lot Redevelopment of

the Lorne site as a pub and restaurant is consid-ered continuation of the local tradition

Provision of addi-tional informal public space, gathering place

Additional residenc-es downtown, support-ing existing and new businesses

The plan is to build commercial premises on the ground oor that will feature a pub, a wine and liquor store, and a bistro, and 21 residential units above with a roof top pa-tio. Council has already given the development

permit application rst reading in October. And on Wednesday night, council endorsed the amendments to the de-sign and gave it second reading.

The developer Shawn Vincent will now have to revise drawings that ad-dress concerns raised by residents. The amend-ments include:

Emphasis of Comox Avenue and Port Augusta Street corner as the main focal point and entrance to the building

Consistency of the awning and canopy treat-ments

Replacement of

planters with nautical el-ements, which double as public seating

Increased pedestrian accessibility to entrances

Replacement of patio wall with marine-themed post and railing

Heritage/nautical Onsite Lighting Fixtures

Mural of historical Lorne Hotel

Heritage style posts and balcony railings, re- ective of original Lorne building designs and ma-rine theme

Councillor Hugh Mackinnon said the amendments to the proj-ect indicated that the sec-ond public hearing was a

correct decision. He waspleased to see the devel-oper take interest in theresidents feedback andgave considerations tosome of the suggestions.

Comox council en-dorsed amendments tothe design and upon sub-mission of the reviseddrawings by the develop-ers, a public hearing willbe held at the Comoxcommunity Centre forComox Zoning BylawAmendment No. 1791and Comox Phased De-velopment AgreementAuthorization Bylaw No.1792: 1770 Comox Av-enue.

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BY DREW PENNEREcho Staff

St. Josephs General Hospital celebrated the groundbreaking for a new four-bed hospice facility at the Views with an offi-cial ceremony gilded with a personal touch Dec. 19.

Eric Macdonald, acting CEO of St. Josephs General Hospital, said the end of life care proj-ect at the Comox facility was the perfect example of various groups coming together to fashion some-thing special.

What were doing here is not just about a press release or a public rela-tions moment, he said. I hope were celebrating something fresh and new.

The Knappett Projects Inc. build is just the start of an ambitious effort by Island Health to double the number of hospice beds on Vancouver Island to prepare for the grow-ing number of elderly people.

Its also important that were doing this in

our advent season, because during advent we look for new begin-nings, Macdonald said. In our tradition in Catholic health care its appropriate.

Don McRae, Comox Valley MLA, went off script thanking St. Josephs for the outsized impact the facility has had on his life, from birth to saving his eye to car-

ing for his mother, who he just finished visiting on the third floor earlier that morning.

He shifted to the impor-tance of the collaborative four-bed hospice project, even recalling a special moment with health min-ister Terry Lake on the Comox facilitys grounds as a dozen eagles came into view earlier this year.

You know its taken a long voyage for us to get here, he said. Its taken a whole community not just a year.

As Don Hubbard, chair of Island Health, detailed, it was the $250,000 grant from the provincial gov-ernment alongside the Island health authoritys commitment of annual operating funding, the cooperation and project

Audrey Craig, president of the Co-mox Valley Hospice Society, ex-plained through tears how pow-erful of a resource the new facility will be for the Comox Valley.

Architects rendering of new hospice facility.

Its also important that were doing this in our advent season (when) we look for new begin-nings. In ... Catholic health care its appropri-ate.

ERIC MACDOALDActing CEO St. Josephs

You know its taken a long voyage for us to get here. Its taken a whole commuity not just a year.

DON MCRAEComox Valley MLA

HEALTH CARE

New era for end-of-life care in ValleyGround-breaking ceremony at St. Josephs Hospital for fi rst-ever hospice unit here

management expertise of St. Josephs and the Viewsas well as planned servic-es from the Comox Valley Hospice Society andfundraising efforts of the St. Josephs HospitalFoundation that broughtthe project into reality.

(Continued on page 4)Don Hubbard, chair of Island Health.

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The Comox hospice con-struction is the first stop on Island Healths roadmap, which leads to 64 hospice spaces on Vancouver Island by 2020, if all goes by the book.

Former St. Josephs Hospital Foundation mem-ber Marion Lade spoke about how she originally started pushing for increased pallia-tive and hospice care options in the Valley when her hus-band, DArcy, a Presbyterian minister in Comox, began to need these services in his 50s.

His experience, coupled with that of congregation member David Martin, underscored the need for better end of live care in the community.

Martins daughter Liz remembers that time vivid-ly.

I was living outside the country in Indonesia at the time, she said. My father

(L-R) Don Hubbard, chair of Island Health, Audrey Craig, president of the Comox Valley Hospice Society, Don McRae, Comox Valley MLA, Marion Lade, St. Josephs General Hospital Foundation rep, Chris Kelsey, St. Josephs board chair.

was very ill and it wasnt an option for him to stay home.

Her father started his jour-ney at St. Josephs in the emergency room and was transferred to the third floor.

Like many people con-fronting the realities when death is at hand, Liz didnt know the first thing about palliative care.

I didnt even know what a hospice was, she said, adding the stress on her family was tremendous. My mother was on her own here.

She has many fond mem-ories of those trying times, thanks largely to the hospice workers, some of whom even attended the funeral.

It was a pretty special time, she said, emphasizing the importance of the com-munitys push to build four new hospice beds. How do we support this? How do you not support angels?

Audrey Craig, president of the Comox Valley Hospice Society explained through tears how powerful of a resource the new facility will be for the Comox Valley.

Architect Bradley Shuyasaid he delved into sympa-thetic West Coast designelements to plan a facilitythat fostered a comfortableexperience for everyone whopasses through its doors.

It makes you feel differ-ent, he said. Its not hardand cold.

Using more wood in theconstruction and eschewingmaterials like stucco andmetal where possible, theidea is to burst the stereo-types of what end of life care means.

Each of the four private rooms will be about 350square feet.

The whole key is to be warm and inviting, he said.It makes you feel better, psychologically.

This is welcome news for Liz Martin, who lauded the design principles that will benefit future patients and families.

Its really exciting to behere, she said.

Its going to be a littlemore like home.

Construction has alreadystarted and is expected to becompleted in the spring of2015.

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