Chemtrade gifts $100K to hospital foundation
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A local business has made one of the largest contributions of the year to the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation.
Chemtrade Logistics donated $100,000 for the hospital foundation’s capital campaign, called A Foundation for Care, in support of the new critical care centre under construction.
The donation will make a lasting impact across the region, said Stacy Senkbeil, BRHC Foundation board chair.
Jessica Saler, communications and development co-ordinator with Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation, accepts a $100,000 donation from staff at Chemtrade Logistics: Russell Moore (from left), Jeremy Gaudry and an unidentified Chemtrade employee. (Submitted)
Brandon has the only intensive care unit between Winnipeg and Regina.
“We are incredibly grateful to Chemtrade for their commitment to our mission,” Senkbeil said in a news release Thursday.
“Their support helps us continue our work in enhancing care and community impact at the BRHC, and it sends a strong message about the power of local partnerships.”
The expansion of the critical care centre includes a new 16-bed intensive care unit with individual ICU rooms, compared to the current shared area.
There will also be 30 higher acuity medical beds to support patients requiring specialized care, as well as an outdoor courtyard for patients and families.
A spokesperson for Chemtrade said while the Brandon plant has changed ownership over the years, it has always supported the community through donations to BRHC.
“Our staff, our families and community members all rely on this care when in need, so it was an easy decision for us,” the spokesperson said.
“We hope this also gets some other businesses thinking and reaching out to the foundation, to see how they can help as well.”
For more information on the capital campaign, call BRHC Foundation 204-578-4227 or send an email to info@brhcfoundation.ca.
Chemtrade is a Canadian-based company that manufactures and distributes industrial chemicals and provides services to various industries, including water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, and food and beverage.
The Brandon plant, located at 8080 Richmond Ave. East, manufactures sodium chlorate, which is used to generate a bleaching agent in the pulp and paper industry.
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