Exciting news for Northern BC! Residents will soon enjoy better access to health care services at the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC). Nestled on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, this $1.66 billion project includes a state-of-the-art acute care tower to boost services for Northerners. With an aging population and an expected 20% population increase in the Northern Health coverage area over the next two decades, this expansion is a game-changer.
Phase one: New parkade
The first phase of the Acute Care Tower Project kicks off with the construction of a 471-stall parkade next to the BC Cancer Centre for the North. This addition is important to ensure we have enough parking for both staff and patients as the project moves forward. The new parkade will make visiting UHNBC easier, enhancing accessibility and convenience for everyone.
Putting the parkade into perspective
To give you a sense of the parkade’s scale, here are some comparisons:
- 188,000 gross square feet of building area: Enough space to fit approximately 1.3 Charles Jago Northern Sport Centres (athletics facility at UNBC).
- 8,200 m³ of concrete: Picture filling about 1,154,286 extra large Tim Hortons coffee cups with concrete.
- 32,000 m² of concrete formwork: This could cover the entire surface area of the ice rink at CN Centre in Prince George about 50 times.
- 1,000,000 kg of reinforcing steel: That's roughly the same weight as 5,195 Canadian black bears.
A glimpse of the partially completed parkade. Construction is progressing well, with completion anticipated by fall 2025 240 m of new electrical duct bank: Equivalent to the length of four of Canada's Longest Fishing Rods monuments (located in Houston, BC).
- 30,000 L storm tank: This tank could hold about 30,000 standard grocery store jugs of maple syrup.
- 22 continuous flight auger (CFA) piles: Laid end to end, this would stretch about the length of 85 Canadian moose lined up in a row.
- 57,000 hours worked (as of January 31, 2025): That's like watching 22,800 Prince George Cougars hockey games (including Zamboni time).
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