While The Trail Times typically avoids publishing cheque photos on the front page (called "grip and grin" shots in the industry), this donation is simply too remarkable to ignore.
A quarter-million-dollar contribution to our regional hospital in Trail is unquestionably front-page news.
Read the full story on Page 2 of today’s Trail Times (Jan. 23).
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Happy Thursday!
Photo Description: Thanks to the generosity of the Kootenay Boundary community and a $250,000 matching donation from Jim Pattison, the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation has exceeded its $750,000 goal — raising an impressive $1.2 million for orthopedic care at KBRH.
Pictured (L-R): KBRH orthopedic surgeons Dr. Kirsten Hickie, Dr. Susan Ge, Dr. Seth Bitting, and Dr. Michel Hjelkrem, alongside Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation executive director, celebrating the success of the Orthopedic Enhancement Project.
