Terrace, B.C. – Today, Cedar LNG announced a contribution of $70,500 to the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation’s “Closer to Home” NICU Campaign, which will establish the area’s first Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Nursery at Ksyen Regional Hospital in Terrace, B.C.
The new NICU will ensure vulnerable mothers and newborns can receive specialized care closer to home, improving health outcomes by greatly reducing the need for stressful emergency medical evacuations to larger urban centres. The new NICU will bring enhanced services to more than 100,000 people in the northwest.
Giving back to the community is a fundamental value for Cedar LNG. Through its Community Investment Program, Cedar LNG has awarded more than $500,000 to Indigenous and non-Indigenous initiatives across northwestern B.C., supporting projects that advance health, education, culture, and long-term community resilience.
“We are grateful for the leadership of the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation in bringing this transformative healthcare service to the region and Cedar LNG is proud to be part of helping to make it a reality.”
– Maureen Nyce, Elected Chief Councillor, Haisla Nation.
“We’d like to thank Cedar LNG for their generous donation towards the building of a first-ever Neonatal ICU in Northern B.C. Located at the newly built Kysen Regional Hospital, Cedar LNG’s contribution goes a long way to keeping families ‘Closer to Home’.” – Chris Mallett, CEO, Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation.
“At Cedar LNG, we believe strong communities begin with healthy families. Our contribution toward the first Tier 3 NICU in Northwestern B.C. reflects our commitment to ensuring mothers and newborns from local communities can receive critical care close to home.” – Craig Day, Project Director, Cedar LNG.
About Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation
The Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, a volunteer organization was created in 1988 to raise funds in support of the former Mills Memorial Hospital, now Ksyen Regional Hospital, and long-term care facility, Terraceview Lodge. Their mandate is ‘to increase and improve the provision of medical care to those who live in Terrace, B.C. and surrounding communities, by purchasing specialized medical equipment or funding needed services in these facilities’. More information about the foundation can be found at www.remleehospitalfoundation.org.
About Cedar LNG
Cedar LNG is a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation to develop a floating LNG facility in Kitimat, B.C., within the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. The world’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG facility, Cedar LNG will provide unprecedented opportunities for both Haisla Nation and the region. Cedar LNG will be powered by renewable electricity from BC Hydro, making it one of the lowest carbon intensity LNG facilities in the world. More information about Cedar LNG can be found at www.cedarlng.com.
Media Contact:
Dr. R.E.M Lee Hospital Foundation
remleehospitalfoundation@gmail.com