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By Stephanie Swensrude

Hospital parking

Parking fees to return to B.C. hospitals

Jan 20, 2022 | 1:44 PM

VICTORIA — Hospitals in B.C. will begin charging for parking for visitors, staff and some patients after waiving fees since April 1, 2020.

Free parking at provincial health-care facilities will continue for patients undergoing dialysis treatments, cancer treatments in acute-care programs and for parents of children staying overnight in the hospital. Volunteers can also park for free and those with financial problems will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Health Minister Adrian Dix says that people were taking advantage of the free parking by using the spots while not conducting business at the hospital.

“Maintaining across-the-board free hospital parking is making it hard for patients, staff, volunteers and visitors to find a spot,” says Dix. “These hospital parking spots must be available for those who need them most.”

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Parking rates have been frozen for more than four years and this freeze is set to continue.

The Ministry of Health says pay-parking stations are being modernized so patients and visitors can pay without having to return to their vehicles or use a meter. Visitors can use and app or touch-free payment options.