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Originally Posted by Harley613
It's pretty safe to say this won't be built in Gatineau proper or anywhere on that side of the Gatineau river. I would guess it will be built along Pink/Vanier/Allumettieres. It makes me wonder about the Boucher Forest. The community has been asking for protection for the forest for years without any firm commitment from the municipality. A parcel on the Northwest corner of the Vanier/Allumettieres intersection would be an excellent spot for the hospital and is slated for tram service. Allumettieres gets you on the 5 in 8 minutes and downtown in under ten minutes. Also the parcel I highlighted does not cross any of the trails in the forest.
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I was thinking roughly the same spot as an option, but across the street between Allumettières and McConnell.
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Originally Posted by YOWetal
Doctor salaries are still substantially lower across the board than Ontario. But yes they have converged somewhat and in Gatineau the tax differential is not important as that is based on place of residence rather than work. (as opposed to moving Toronto to Montreal for example)
So this is interesting news also for the Ottawa side. Gatineau residents are big users of the Ottawa hospitals so this will increase capacity in effect in Ottawa also. While lots of people complain about the cross-border users I wonder what the budgetary impact will be for Ottawa.
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Between the new Gatineau hospital and a larger Civic (more or less 300 beds), that will be a huge capacity boost in the region.
I don't think it will have a huge impact on revenues in Ottawa, but will reduce waiting lists significantly.
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