Petition results released Friday

By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star - June 01, 2008

The outcome of a North Okanagan petition campaign will soon be known. The results of the petition demanding more resources for Vernon Jubilee Hospital will be announced Friday at 10 a.m. at Vernon city hall. Tony Stamboulieh, with the Vernon Taxpayers Association, won’t speculate on the number of signatures, but he is confident that it will be significant. “We are expecting a very good statement from the electorate on the issue,” he said. “There is a lot of concern and a lot of anger about the hospital. People are determined that this will become a provincial issue.” The public is urged to attend the announcement. “We also invite our local MLAs — Tom Christensen and George Abbott — and all of the mayors and councillors in the region to attend,” said Stamboulieh. The petition has been available throughout the North Okanagan. “We remind people to turn in their petitions,” said Stamboulieh.“There is an address on the form they can mail it to or they can deliver them to Vernon Radiology Clinic.”