The Nelson Community Health Services Centre remains closed a month after a burst pipe on the third floor causing significant water damage.
The facility has been closed since Dec. 30. Interior Health still does not have an estimated reopening date.
The centre had only been open since September, a year after construction was initially projected to be complete.
The extent of the damage has yet to be revealed. Interior Health leases the building from Golden Life Management and the Columbia Basin Trust.
In early January, Interior Health told Vista Radio to direct all questions about the damage and the circumstances of the incident to Golden Life Management. After not receiving a response, Interior Health directed questions to the Columbia Basin Trust, which have also gone unanswered so far.
In the meantime, Interior Health said the building remains closed, with services previously offered at the site relocated elsewhere.
“Community health services are temporarily being provided at Nelson Fairview Gardens, which was not impacted by flooding, and mental health and substance use services have been temporarily moved to an Interior Health downtown Nelson location at 514 Vernon Street,” the health authority said today.
Individuals who require new appointments or have questions related to any of these services are encouraged to contact Interior Health at the following numbers:
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Mental Health and Substance Use Services: 250-505-7248 or 310-MHSU (6478)
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General information: 250-505-7200, where callers can select a specific service using the phone menu
Drop-ins, with the exception of mental health and substance use services at the downtown location, are currently not available.
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